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Bruckheimer: 4th 'Pirates of the Caribbean' will set sail without ex-Disney chief Cook on bridge
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Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow Photo: Disney (c) 2007
Despite rumors to the contrary, Jerry Bruckheimer says “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” is a go. Collider.com got to talk to the mega-producer after a screening of an early trailer for “Prince of Persia.” Bruckheimer told the website that despite the recent surprise departure of Disney’s Dick Cook, which was said to be upsetting to “Pirates” star Johnny Depp, that the project was still definitely on-track. Apparently a script has been delivered, the Disney management shakeup will not affect the production and that principal photography is still expected to commence in 2010.
The fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie has been making news since it was first announced as a definite, green-lit “go” project at Disney’s D-23 convention this summer. Depp was brought out on stage with studio head Dick Cook at the Disney self-promotion event to make the announcement, along with the news that Depp would also be playing Tonto in a “Lone Ranger” remake.
Shortly afterwards, it was announced that Cook was leaving Disney in a did-he-jump-or-was-he-pushed scenario. Question arose as to whether this would scuttle the Black Pearl’s fourth voyage, owing in part to Depp’s relationship with Cook.
Then came the news that “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” was in fact based on Tim Powers’ novel “On Stranger Tides,” a fact the novelist didn’t know until he started getting calls and e-mails from friends. (He had in fact optioned the property to Disney years before.)
Given the amount of not-so-buried treasure the Disney pirates have managed to rake in, it’s not surprising that no one wants to see this project go into turnaround.
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