Pirates of the Caribbean Spin-Off Movie Released by Disney, Margot Robbie Says

Margot Robbie has confirmed that her female-fronted film Pirates of the Caribbean has died at Disney. Speaking to Vanity Fair, the Suicide Squad star revealed that he has been working on the idea for a long time, with Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson, although it now appears to have been cancelled. Variety reported in 2020 that the project was in development at Disney and that Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of the Pirates movies starring Johnny Depp, was attached to produce the sequel.

“We had an idea and we’ve been developing it for a long time, over the years, to have more female leads – not entirely female leads, but a different kind of story – which we thought would be really cool, but I think [Disney] I don’t want to do it,” said Robbie Vanity Fairthe film was intended as a first story with new characters, while Chernobyl Creator Craig Mazin and franchise veteran Ted Elliot are focusing on a different reboot movie. The fate of both projects is unclear at this time. Back in May, producer Bruckheimer confirmed in an interview that both films were still in development, and that Depp is not involved in the future of the franchise, despite what rumors may suggest – after a recent hearing.

Yes. We’re talking to Margot Robbie. We’re making two Pirates scripts – one with him, one without him,” Bruckheimer told UK newspaper The Sunday Times (via. Variety) in May. ,[Will Depp be back?] Not at this time. The future is still to be decided.

Although the first Pirates of the Caribbean films put Depp’s Captain Jacksparrow on a pedestal, they left enough room for the pirate’s daughter Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) to grow up. For a fantasy genre film at the time, rivaling the all-male trilogy The Lord of the Rings, the swashbuckling series took her from damsel in distress to being crowned Pirate King. Disney’s decision to scrap Robbie’s idea for a female-led Pirates movie feels like a missed opportunity, as the sequels to the Gore Verbinski-directed trilogy (five in total) point to a promising future for the idea.

All five Pirates of the Caribbean films have grossed over $650 million (roughly Rs. 5,300 crore) worldwide, with The Dead Man’s Chest (2006) and On Stranger Tides (2011) breaking the mark of -$1 billion (approx. Rs. 8,100 crore).

Meanwhile, Robbie will next be seen in Babylon, Damien Chazelle’s (La La Land) upcoming Old Hollywood piece, which is expected to be released worldwide on January 6, 2023. The Academy Award nominee will also star in and produce a new film for -Ocean’s Eleven, described as a prequel to the franchise, set in the deep sixties of Europe.