Craig Mazzini, screenwriter of the hit series Chernobyl and The Last of Us, has been hired by Disney to write the script for Pirates of the Caribbean 6 along with Ted Elliott, who is already working on the first four films in the Johnny Depp franchise.
A recent interview Los Angeles TimesCraig Mazin said that the script they wrote was “very strangeAnd they thought the studio was going to refuse, but Disney confirmed it.
We presented it and we thought they wouldn’t buy it, it was very strange. But they did!
He adds: He wrote a fantastic script, then the strike happened, and now everyone is waiting.
The screenwriter, who also worked on Dune 2 with Denis Villeneuve, reveals that the script for the sixth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean saga is ready. Disney can therefore start pre-production as soon as the writers and actors strike is over.
“Thrilling story” according to Disney
It is not yet known what the story will be and whether Johnny Depp will return to the film. Last June, Sean Bailey, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, said on the subject. New York Times that the actor had not yet been hired.
Regarding the script, he said: “We think we have a really good story. An exciting story that respects the previous films but also has something new to contribute.”
Released in 2017, Salazar’s Revenge grossed $795 million worldwide. Jack Sparrow faced off against an old enemy, Captain Salazar, played by Javier Bardem, and shared the score with Orlando Bloom and newcomers Kaya Scodelario and Brenton Thwaites.
Kaia Scodelario, Johnny Depp and Brenton Thwaites
Keep in mind that there are two Pirates of the Caribbean movie projects to date: the sixth opus of the parent saga written by Ted Elliott and Craig Mazin, and a female spin-off that has been announced for several years, directed by Margot Robbie.
But in November 2022, the actress who is currently casting Barbie announced that the project had been abandoned. However, a few weeks later, historic producer Jerry Bruckheimer told Variety that the project had simply been shelved in favor of Pirates 6 .
He said: “I think this scenario will come back to the fore at some point. We’ve developed two different stories for Pirates, and the second one is faster moving, so that’s what we’re all forIt is not known if Margot Robbie will headline this new feature film.
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