‘Deadpool’ Writers Exit Disney’s ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Reboot

Deadline reports Deadpool writers Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick have exited Disney’s planned reboot of the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise.

Last year, it was reported Disney was developing a reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise with Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick set to pen the script for the new film. However, Disney insiders informed Deadline of the Deadpool writing team’s exit and are reportedly divided on whether this means the project is “headed to dry-dock for good” or if a search for new scribes is already underway.

Disney’s latest installment in the franchise was Dead Men Tell No Tales.

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 stars Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Brendon Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, Golshifteh Farahani, Kevin McNally, Stephen Graham, Orlando Bloom, and Geoffrey Rush.

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

Source: Deadline