Producer Jerry Bruckheimer promises a new round of “Pirates of the Caribbean” films

That’s until ComicBook.com Bruckheimer announces plans to reboot the world famous film franchise.

– We are going to reboot “Pirates”, so it is easier to put together because you don’t have to wait for certain actors, he says according to the website.

ComicBook spoke with the producer behind films such as “Armageddon” (2006), the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films and “Top Gun: Maverick” (2022) in connection with an upcoming film, but took the opportunity to ask if there is more to come the famous franchises.

Bruckheimer pointed out that while it is difficult to say with “Top Gun”, because of an iconic actor associated with the films, namely Tom Cruise, it is therefore clear for more of “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

New start for the film series

The word Bruckheimer uses is “reboot”, which is when you start a familiar concept again.

Explanation of restart, remake, precursor, sequel and offshoot

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It’s easy to get confused in an age where Hollywood is constantly creating new movies and series that are connected to familiar concepts. Here is a brief explanation:

Restart (reboot): You start a familiar concept or franchise again. Then completely new actors, new stories and new characters are often used, but within a universe the viewers already know.

Examples: “Star Trek”, “Fargo”, “Dynasty”

Remake: A new version of a well-known film or series. Mostly completely new actors, but the story is mostly almost the same. Often, separate remakes are made in different countries – such as the TV series “Broen”, which received both an American and French-British version or a remake.

Examples: “Dune”, “The Thing”, “Cats”

Prequel: As the name suggests, a film or series that takes place earlier in time than the original. Often an origin story.

Examples: “Prometheus”, “Red Dragon”, “Wonka”

Sequel (sequel): A film or series in which the plot chronologically follows the original and often has at least some of the same actors.

Examples: “Top Gun: Maverick”, “Blade Runner 2049”, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”

Offshoot (spin-off): A film or series that is only (distantly) related to a known concept or franchise. The story can take place many hundreds of years before or after the original, and is often about completely different genera or other parts of the known universe.

Examples: “House of the Dragon” (from “Game of Thrones”), “Frasier” (from “Cheers”), “Better Call Saul” (from “Breaking Bad”)

ATTENTION: Some of the terms are partially overlapping, as with “The Godfather Part II”, which can be considered both a precursor and sequel to “The Godfather”. “Mad Max: Fury Road” can be considered both a sequel and a reboot, and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is both a precursor and an offshoot.

Often a reboot can be confused with a remake, which also uses new actors, but a reboot can also choose a completely new story in the same universe.

“Spider-Man” is one example of a movie franchise that has had several reboots.

Seven years since the last film

The previous and fifth “Pirates of the Caribbean” film from Disney, “Salazar’s Revenge”, came in 2017. Norwegians Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were then directors.

Since then, the main role in the “Pirates” series so far, Johnny Depp, who played the pirate captain Jack Sparrow, has been involved in a scandal-ridden trial against his ex Amber Heard.

The trial ended with Depp winning, but then Heard appealed and the parties settled.

Norwegian collaboration with Bruckheimer

Joachim Rønning, on the other hand, has continued to make films with Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer.

In January last year, Rønning confirmed to VG that he will direct the upcoming “Tron: Ares” with Jared Leto – an independent sequel to “Tron” (1982) and “Tron: Legacy” (2010). It is believed that the Disney movie will arrive in 2025.

In addition, Rønning has recently directed “Young Woman and the Sea” with Bruckheimer as producer. It is expected in cinemas this year.

On the film database Imdb, “Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean Project” is listed under Rønning’s upcoming films, but this has not been confirmed. NRK has tried to contact Rønning on Wednesday without success.

There have long been rumors about a sixth “Pirates” film, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, among others. They write that Margot Robbie was linked to a possible sixth film in 2022.

All five previous films grossed over $650 million worldwide. “Dead Man’s Chest” (2006) and “On Stranger Tides” (2011) both grossed over one billion dollars.

The article is in Norwegian

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