Disney Developing ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Reboot From ‘Deadpool’ Writers

Following the fifth installment of the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Disney is planning to reboot the film series with Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick writing the script.

After being poorly received by critics, Dead Men Tell No Tales went on to earn the lowest box office take in the franchise, managing $172.5 million domestically. According to Deadline, Disney has met with Reese and Wernick and the duo is in talks to write the script for the reboot. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer will return for the project, however, it remains unclear whether or not the studio will bring back franchise lead Johnny Depp, who has played the Jack Sparrow in the previous five films.

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Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales stars Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brendon Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Golshifteh Farahani, Kevin McNally, Stephen Graham, Orlando Bloom, and Geoffrey Rush. Here’s the official synopsis:

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea… including him. Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is now available on Digital HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.

Source: Deadline