‘Pirates 4’ Could Have a Director Attached

Nothing is official yet, but Variety is reporting that director Rob Marshall is “on the verge” of becoming the director of the fourth entry in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise.   Marshall, who got his start as a choreographer for television productions of “Victor/Victoria” and “Annie!,” has helmed ‘Chicago,’ ‘Memoirs of a Geisha,’ and the upcoming musical, ‘Nine.’

Marshall would be filling a spot left open by Gore Verbinski, who directed all three of the preceding ‘Pirates’ movies.   Verbinski left the franchise in April when he decided to turn his attentions towards a feature film adaptation of the video game ‘Bioshock.’   Since then, that film has lost its momentum, and Verbinski has moved on to other projects.

Bruckheimer and Disney have been looking over potential directors for the film in recent weeks.   Bruckheimer hopes to get the film shot before he moves star Johnny Depp over to his long-planned ‘Lone Ranger’ project.   Sources close to the deal claim Marshall’s involvement looks good enough to begin the casting for new characters.

Again, this is not set in stone, but it is looking good that Marshall will be sitting in the director’s chair on this one.

Source: Variety