PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 Could be a Reboot
The fifth Pirates of the Carribbean film in Disney’s cash-cow franchise could be a reboot. The news comes from an interview IGN did with Orlando Bloom. Earlier this year the actor revealed that he has been in talks with the studio to reprise his role as Will Turner. There’s no official word on if that’s actually the case or not, but when asked about Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales he said:
“I’m not entirely sure that [I'll be back] just yet, but there are talks. Basically they want to reboot the whole franchise, I think, and do something with me and the relationship with my son… I’m of course Davey Jones now, so I’m down the bottom of the ocean. It might be kind of fun to do something where I’m rumbling round the bottom of the ocean, because I won’t look anything like me. [Gestures to face] Get all gnarly.”
If Bloom does come back for more swashbuckling action, he’ll joined Brenton Thwaites who plays a new character; Johnny Depp, who is reprising his iconic role as Captain Jack Sparrow; Geoffrey Rush, returning as Captain Barbossa, and Javier Bardem, who will play the film’s main villain, Captain Brand.
The studio is also looking to fill the lead female role with one of these five actresses: Lucy Boynton (Miss Potter, Ballet Shoes), Alexandra Dowling (Hammer of the Gods, The Musketeers), Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner), Jenna Thiam (Vie sauvage, The Returned), or Gabriella Wilde (Endless Love, Carrie).
Kon-Tiki directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg will direct the film, and it's set to be released in theaters July 7th, 2017.