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- Products: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Genres: Action Adventure
- Cast Members: Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz
- Theatrical Release Date (US): May 20, 2011
- Writer: Terry Rossio
- Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
What do you do when you have completed the final chapter in your movie trilogy, yet said final chapter grosses close to a billion dollars worldwide? One word: quadrilogy.
Not being one to leave money on the table,
Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have set sail to make Pirates of the Caribbean: On
Stranger Tides, currently lensing in Los
Angeles.
Popsugar just ran some behind-the-scenes photos of a recent
shoot, which includes glimpses of Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, director Rob
Marshall, and our first glimpse at Ian McShane in full Blackbeard regalia.
While the pic is a little blurry, we can see his big-bushy beard, his
tri-corner hat, and a vague look of indifference. Despite the low-energy
glimpse, Bruckheimer has promised that McShane's Blackbeard will be "the
nastiest pirate ever", which shouldn't be stretch for the foul-mouthed Deadwood actor, this being his biggest vehicle since the HBO
western was cancelled in 2006.
As for the tactic of rebooting the franchise with a new
director, new stars, and a lead enticed less by a stellar concept than a dump
truck full of money (more like a tractor trailer), it is difficult to fathom if
the gamble will pay off, even with a smaller-scale budget of only $200 million
dollars. ONLY $200 million? That's $100 million less than they had last time!
That's at least 100 million fewer CGI crabs and weird fish/human hybrids. ARRRRR!
FUN FACT KIDS! - The historical Blackbeard tied lit fuses to his hat to scare off his enemies!
