PIRATES to the 3rd power

By Charley June 30, 2004 9:52 PM

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Jerry Bruckheimer (movie God) has announced that there will be two sequels to the popular pirate flick "Pirates of the Caribbean" that will likely be shot simultaneously.

Bruckheimer revealed to About.com that Gore Verbinski ("The Ring") will be back to direct both sequels. ?He also expects the lead cast to return, including Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley--all three of whom expressed excitement about the projects. ?When asked about Geoffrey Rush, Bruckheimer was evasive.

"We have plans," was all he would admit. ?In the original "Pirates," Rush played Barbossa, a cursed soul who was dispatched by the bumbling heroics of the other characters.

There is no word on storyline yet, as the scripts are still being written, but there is talk about expanding the adventure beyond the Caribbean, to "the far east," according to Bruckheimer. ?Though that bit of plot information is hardly titilating, the producers have enlisted the screenwriters who rewrote the original script, so there is promise of adventure in whichever waters the pirates end up.

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out of the caribbean?   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 1, 2004 3:34 PM

the name of di movie is "Pirates of the caribbean" , taking the pirates out of the caribbean kinda kills the title.So, DONT TAKE THEM OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 2, 2004 9:19 AM

Shut up, they can do whatever the fuck they want.