Disney and Johnny Depp may be getting ready to set sail again as the Mouse House has tapped “Catch Me if You Can” scribe Jeff Nathanson to pen “Pirates of the Caribbean 5.”
Jerry Bruckheimer is producing with Depp set to return as Captain Jack Sparrow.
You may remember the fourth Pirates film set the stage for another two films of what will become a second Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. There haven’t been any details as to what the plot of the next film will be or if they will be continuing the story from the fourth film, but it seems to be the sensible choice.
All other details are up in the air at this point, but it’s fairly clear that the next few years are going to be dominated by Disney released films. Between Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel, and Pirates of the Caribbean, they have a solid set of franchise winners that have enough momentum to be blockbusters purely from their brand name attached to the films. The question isn’t one of whether they will they make buckets and buckets of money. The question is will the films be worth seeing. Here at Waking Ideas we’ll be reporting on that as they’re released.