According to Deadline, the American drama "Chernobyl" screenwriter and producer Craig Mazin will work with the screenwriter Ted Elliott of the first four films of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to develop a restarted version of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. "Pirates of the Caribbean" series producer Jerry Bruckheimer is expected to return to continue as a producer, but it is uncertain whether the series star Depp will return.
It is worth mentioning that a year ago, Disney hired the screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick of "Deadpool" and "Zombie Land" to restart the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. However, these two people left the project this year.
Craig Mazin won two Emmy Awards for writing and producing the miniseries "Chernobyl". Elliott was nominated for an Oscar for writing "Shrek", and he also co-written the original trilogy of "Pirates of the Caribbean". "Pirates of the Caribbean" is still one of the highest grossing movie series in history.
's most recent movie, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Without a Tale" was released in 2017, with a global box office of US$800 million. Although the box office has dropped by 25% compared to the previous film, it is still among the top 100 movies with the highest box office in the world.
In addition to the box office factor, Depp is likely not to return to the restart version of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, because Depp was accused of domestic violence by his ex-wife, and he may no longer be considered by Disney.
