The bigger news here is that there will definitely be more Pirates of the Caribbean movies, but the slightly smaller story is that each new chapter will be a stand alone film.
And this is good. Why? Well for one thing, the second and third movie really lost the mojo that made the original film so special. And according to its test screenings, the fourth movie (a stand alone film, one with a self-contained story that doesn’t adhere to specific continuity) has been well-received thus far. So Disney will continue that trend and only make franchise installments that center on single stories. And yes, the studio has already written a fifth film.
Fantastic news! It seems Jerry Bruckhiemer and Disney are making the right call on this one. It would be pointless to bitch and moan about more Pirates movies, so instead you have to give them credit since they are trying to make the best possible pictures. Not everything has to be a sequel or prequel; audiences can handle stand alone stories with familiar characters. It happens all the time in TV.
Of course, this all depends on Johnny Depp‘s desire to continue playing Captain Jack Sparrow. Hell, if I were Depp, I’d love to keep playing that character. He’s fun (the actor and character) and as long as the story is strong, why not? It’s become the true one cash cow in his career so you can’t accuse him of “selling out.” After all, the only other character he’s played more than once is Hunter S. Thompson (and he didn’t even technically do that!).
It’s all the lesser of two evils folks.
Source: IndieWire