The future of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 6’ is still in a strange limbo. It is true that the producer Jerry Bruckheimer He makes updates every not too long and just a few months ago he stated that he did want to count on the return of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow -a separate issue is that both the actor, who swore that he would not return even in exchange for 300 million dollars, as Disney wants-, but it is not the only problem that those responsible are dealing with.
The disparate views of Knightley and Bloom
As you will remember, the three great protagonists of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ were Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, although the last two got off the ship after ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At the end of the world’. The problem is that both reappeared in the post-credits scene of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge’, thus hinting that they would have an important role in the sixth installment.
Unfortunately, Knightley has made it clear that he has no interest in reviving Elizabeth Swann. In fact, she already appeared by a miracle at the end of the fifth installment, since she recorded that scene at the last minute and a special shooting day had to be organized in London so that she could participate. According to the also protagonist of ‘Begin Again’, the character said goodbye “brilliantly“And it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be easy for him to change his mind.
Something very different happens in the case of Bloom, who this past February was enthusiastic about the possibility of resuming the character of Will Turner:
I played Legolas again in The Hobbit ten years later. I said to myself, “This is so much fun!” Because it’s a great space to be in, and I think Will Turner is great. In a way, I wouldn’t mind seeing what Will looks like now, because he was a very serious guy, but after being at the bottom of the ocean for so long, it would be interesting to see how he surfaces and what he’s like.
What was going to be difficult is justifying the return of Bloom without Knightley appearing in some way. I imagine that they will already be taking this into account in the development of the script and Bruckheimer has highlighted that they are close to having the script ready. Let’s remember that last year they brought back Ted Elliottco-writer of the first four installments, to work on it, emphasizing his great control of the characters in this universe.
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