‘Kon-Tiki’ Directors To Helm ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5’
The directors of the Oscar-nominatedKon-Tikiare directing the nextPirates of the Caribbeanfilm. Norwegian directing teamJoachim Rønning and Espen Sandbergwill soon sign to helmPirates of the Caribbean 5, starringJohnny Depp, produced byJerry Bruckheimerandwritten byJeff Nathanson.
They were at the top of a short-list thatwent around a few weeks agoand will quickly move ahead hoping to start filming later this year or very early next year aimed at aJuly 10, 2015 release.
Deadlinebroke the news on the not-so-well known directors getting this massive gig. Here they are, Ronning on the right and Sandberg on the left.
The pair were the front-runners to get the gig after their filmKon-Tiki, which is about an explorer travelling across oceans on a raft, proved they had a skill at making smaller films look big and experience shooting on water. They’ll now go from that tiny film to a massive blockbuster which has been in development for sometime.
Many forget but a script forPirates of the Caribbean 5was completed beforePirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tideseven hit theaters in 2011. That film was then hammered critically and producer Jerry Bruckheimercalled for rewriteson the fifth film, saying the script wasn’t good enough. Director Rob Marshallsuggested he would direct itbefore taking another gig,Into the Woods, also with Johnny Depp. Disney thenbrought in Nathansonto rewritethe original script by Terry Rossio. Apparently, the delivery of that script is where things got exciting, the release date got announced and the director chase really began.
You can be sure we’ll be hearing much more as the originalPiratescrew releasesThe Lone Rangerin a few weeks.
Are you surprised by this choice? Where can the franchise go from there?
