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25.04.2021 4:08:06
Disney still has Pirates of the Caribbean 6 in early development and may be planning to bring back Joachim Rønning as director on the film.
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Disney still has Pirates of the Caribbean 6 in early development and may be planning to bring back Joachim Rønning as director on the film.
There's also the Johnny Depp-sized elephant in the room that needs addressing. Depp's Jack Sparrow character was a big part of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise's initial success, but the actor is arguably more of a liability than an asset, at this point in time. In addition to the domestic abuse allegations from his ex-wife Amber Heard, the number of reports about Depp's erratic behavior on his films' sets has been growing in recent years. The actor was even slapped with a lawsuit last month for allegedly assaulting the location manager on his upcoming crime drama, City of Lies. [links]
It seems Disney is still developing Pirates of the Caribbean 6 and plans to bring Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales co-director Joachim Rønning back to helm the sequel. The latter is currently filming Maleficent II for the Mouse House, so production on Pirates 6 might not start until after that live-action fairy tale hits theaters in 2020.
The next entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is on it's way next summer and while much of the film is already locked and loaded, due to filming wrapping up some time ago, it would seem that there's one thing that Disney hasn't quite figured out yet, the title. While the movie is known as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in North America, in the UK it will apparently go by the subtitle, Salazar's Revenge.
In the end, the name change is probably not particularly important. The key part of the film's title that will either succeed or fail at bringing people into the theaters is the first bit, the Pirates of the Caribbean bit. While the film franchise has brought in billions of dollars for Disney, the last entry, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, was generally regarded as a miss that was so bad that for a long time it looked like it killed the film series. People seem to be willing to give the new entry a shot. We'll have to wait and see how it goes. [links]
If you've seen the teaser trailer to Pirates of the Caribbean 5 you'll know that Salazar is the film's primary villain, played by Javier Bardem. The film will follow Salazar and his ghost pirate crew as they attempt to kill every pirate in the caribbean, but there's a special target on the back of one Captain Jack Sparrow.
All of which is to say: Jungle Cruise is pretty good for a movie based on a Disneyland ride. Better than the Pirates of the Caribbean movies at least. Is that what we wanted? Is this what we want?
Which is to say, Jungle Cruise is built on a cultural framework that would be virtually indistinguishable from an Anthony Bourdain episode about the Amazon — Herzog, Metallica, mortality. Even stranger, it sort of works. Jungle Cruise is a zany mashup of Indiana Jones and Pirates Of The Caribbean (with a dash of Avatar) that’s miles better than the last installments of either (not that that’s saying much). It’s a vaguely anti-colonial thrill ride from the most successful cultural colonizers of all time, proof that as Disney’s IP-mining operation continues apace, at least they’re getting pretty good at it. I suppose the question is, when they manage to tap into a vein of parallel interests, does it make you feel seen or just predictable? Do you feel like a fellow traveler or simply another microtargeted interest group?
With a screenplay by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who wrote, among other things, my all-time favorite Christmas movie, Bad Santa, Jungle Cruise is more of a thinking man’s Jerry Bruckheimer movie, an Amazonian Pirates Of The Caribbean with a better cast (ie, no Orlando Bloom). It’s corporately woke (girlboss protagonist, openly gay sidekick) but not nauseatingly so. The villains are fun and The Rock is about as good as he’s ever been. What more could you ask of a movie based on a corny amusement park ride? (Not a rhetorical question, I genuinely don’t know the answer). more
Yes, there is an enchanted gang of Spaniards, a haunted forest, an evil German, a wacky Italian boat magnate, a punning wrestler, and a menagerie of CGI animals, which is a lot for one movie. Too much, in fact. My screener omitted subtitles for Aguirre and Joachim, who speak at least half their lines in Spanish and German, which I initially assumed was an artistic choice. If Disney movies can have Metallica songs and extended Klaus Kinski references now, why not untranslated foreign languages? Mistake or not, I think it actually helped the movie. Not knowing quite what Aguirre is saying allows one to opt out of trying to fully understand Jungle Cruise‘s plot, which is probably for the best.
Mickey Mouse loves Metallica now. This is the realization that may dawn on you as you recognize strains of “Nothing Else Matters” flitting in and out of the musical score in Jungle Cruise, the new live-action Disney film starring The Rock.
Emily Blunt plays Lily Houghton, an Amazonia Jones type who is obsessed with finding the “tears of the moon,” a magical flower said to grow in the Amazon that supposedly can cure any ailment. Being that she’s a lady, she’s not allowed to address the stuffy National Geographic Society in chauvinistic 1916 England. So she addresses them through a proxy: her foppish brother MacGregor (the handsomely dimple chinned Jack Whitehall). While MacGregor stalls for time in front of the scoffing toffs, Lily sneaks into the archives to steal an ancient arrowhead that could lead her to the flower, putting her on a collision course with the evil Prince Joachim, played by Jesse Plemons (aka Jesse P. Lemons). He’s a son of Kaiser Wilhelm who would use the flower not to heal the sick, but to grow ever more jingoistic mustaches (something like that, we’re mostly left to assume here). more
But look to Path B and find something intriguing. Note how the teaser trailer for Dead Men Tell No Tales deliberately kept Johnny Depp offscreen. Note how the Super Bowl spot barely featured Jack Sparrow at all. Ponder how that new trailer emphasizes grand, supernatural spectacle just as much as it does the antics of its leading man. This is the path where Disney keeps the Pirates series alive, but decides to let Jack Sparrow sail into the sunset, taking Depp's increasingly tired performance and personal baggage with him. This is the the path where the Pirates series continues to exist and tell stories of horror and adventure on the high seas, but with new actors who aren't Johnny Depp. After all, the world on display in these movies offers limitless possibilities. Maybe it's time to drop Jack Sparrow on a desert island for good and focus on the fact that people would enjoy watching someone else battle undead pirates for a change.
First of all, CinemaBlend has already brought this question to Joachim Rønning, who directed the film alongside Espen Sandberg. Rønning may be a relative Hollywood newcomer, but his answer suggests that he has a long and fruitful career in this business:
And because we don't have a clear answer on this Pirates of the Caribbean matter, let's consider the fork in the road for moment. [links]
Welcome to timeline number two, where Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is not the final movie in the series. And from here, this timeline splits into two additional branching paths.
The new trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales features some onscreen text that feels like a threat to Disney shareholders and a promise to everyone who wishes Johnny Depp would just go way. "The final adventure begins" the trailer declares in-between shots of Captain Jack Sparrow prancing across dangerous ground and Javier Bardem doing. whatever the hell Javier Bardem is doing in this movie (and whatever it is, I think I dig it). more
Honestly, this wouldn't be the first time a marketing campaign has been built around a grand finale, only for another sequel to materialize afterward. It's especially common in horror movies, where titles like The Final Chapter, Freddy's Dead, and The Final Destination were all proven to be lies soon enough. It's why no one completely believes Hugh Jackman when he says he's done playing Wolverine after Logan. Would he still say no if Fox filled his swimming pool with golden coins and built him a throne out of Lamborghini parts? more