Update as of 5/21/2024: pirates of the caribbean Producer Jerry Bruckheimer says he hopes to make two new movies, with one hopefully starring Margot Robbie. It is unclear if Christina Hodson will write the script as previously reported in 2020.
Previously: Yo, yo, a life of pirates for… Harley Quinn? In accordance with The Hollywood ReporterMargot Robbie is ready to star in a spin-off from pirates of the caribbean franchise A female-driven spin-off, to be more precise.
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This one will have nothing to do with Jack Sparrow. It is also separate from the pirates of the caribbean restart Ted Elliott and Craig Mazin are currently being developed. Instead, this version will do its thing, although it is also based on the classic disneyland walk The project is very early in the development stages, so this is all we really know about the story at this point.
Hodson is a great new talent in Hollywood. In addition to writing birds of preyalso wrote the excellent transformers spin-off Bumblebee. He is also writing the next one Flash movie for dc, with Michael Keaton. In 2019, Hodson and Robbie founded the Lucky Exports Pitch Program. The initiative works to get studios to hire more women-identifying writers to write action-focused films.
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We are very curious to know more about this project! The original pirates of the caribbean The films featured Keira Knightley as the governor's daughter turned pirate king Elizabeth Swann, who is without a doubt the star of the first trilogy. Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow got most of the attention back then, and even an Oscar nomination for the role, but it's Swann at the heart of the story. We'd love to see her back for some kind of subplot, though the breakup aspect The Hollywood Reporter suggests that this version could be an entirely new timeline.
The mythology of pirates of the caribbean Movies are already pretty murky, so hey, why not have Margot Robbie do her thing? Obviously, we'll still be there, looking forward to seeing what magic these talented women they can conjure together.
Originally published on June 26, 2020.
