Disney has set a pair of new writers to work on a reboot of the they formally ed back in February.
The Pirates brand made the jump to the big screen with 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, a surprise smash-hit that earned great reviews, grossed over $654 million at the box office, and even landed Dead Men Tell No Tales) were greeted with flat-out negative reviews and suffered from diminishing ticket sales domestically.
As such, Disney is once again trying to get the flailing franchise back on-track. Chernobyl miniseries (which he created), whereas Elliot served as a co-writer on the first four Pirates film, but wasn't involved in writing 2017's Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Before he worked on Chernobyl, Mazin was known for writing raunchy comedy sequels like Scary Movie 3 & 4 and The Hangover Part II & III. He also had a hand in writing Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman sequel-spinoff, The Huntsman: Winter's War, and worked on next month's Charlie's Angels reboot directed by (and costarring) Elizabeth Banks. Between the acclaim he's taken home for his dramatic turn on Chernobyl and his previous experience crafting studio comedies and action films, it's easy to see why Disney saw Mazin as a good pick to try and breathe fresh life into the Pirates of the Caribbean movies series.
Dead Men Tell No Tales featured a post-credits scene that set up the story for save as much as $90 million by not bringing Depp back in the role. Of course, that's assuming the reboot actually comes together this time, which is far from guaranteed.
More on the Pirates of the Caribbean reboot as it develops.
Source: THR
