Disney Looks To Reboot 'Pirates of the Caribbean' With 'Deadpool' Writers

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By Darian Scalamoni

            It’s another day where I am here at Cinema Wave reporting that there is yet another reboot on the docket for Hollywood. According to Collider, Pirates of the Caribbean, based on the Disney ride of the same name is heading towards a refreshing take after five films in the original franchise.

            Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who previously wrote the Deadpool movies and Zombieland are attached to write the new take on the swashbuckling tentpole. The films which started in 2003 with The Curse of the Black Pearl have raked in over $4.5 billion worldwide. The latest feature, Dead Men Tell No Tales, was released just last year.

            There’s no word yet on if any of the original cast members will return though Johnny Depp’s Oscar-nominated take on Captain Jack Sparrow has appeared in all five movies. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are amongst the other long-time pirates as they’ve appeared in four of the original adventures.

            Personally, I believe that though the franchise could use a reboot, this is coming way too soon. Having said that, Reese and Wernick taking the reins could be incredibly interesting given their terrific work with comic book heroes in Deadpool and the dead in Zombieland. Here’s hoping their take will be fresh and could breathe new life into an iconic IP.