POTC 4 aiming for 2012 release

[ukebec]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=50225

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[anndreeuhh]

Nice. Thanks for posting this I wonder what this one will be called.

[Dr. Zeppers]

Johnny Depp as Tonto.. hehe

This is a role I cant 'see' him in. Tonto was a pretty serious character. That will be interesting.

Looking forward to the upcoming movies!

[ukebec]

Depp wrote and directed a movie years ago, that was never released in the U.S., called The Brave. He played a Native American and it was an incredibly serious (in fact depressing) movie. So I can see him in the Tonto roll. Although, with Ted and Terry writing it (they wrote all 3 POTC movies as well as Shrek), I would guess there would be at least some lighter moments.

[Christopher Trueshot]

Wow, cant wait till POTC 4!

[anndreeuhh]

Johnny Depp is such a versatile actor that can pull off so many different roles... I'd love to see him as Tonto. I think he'd be great as him too. Although after we've all fell in love with Captain Jack and his witty sense of humor it might be a little difficult to see him as Tonto. But anyhoo I can't wait to see Sparrow and everyone else in the 4th movie. Too bad we gotta wait 3 years though.

[Chris]

Cool cant wait for the movie to come out! Thanks for posting this!

[Cannonfury]

Oh cool...I may go see it when it foes

[Kitfisto]

Pirates 4? Johnny Depp as Tonto? A Prince of Persia movie by Disney? Is this some kinda sick dream (except about the Pirates 4 part, AWESOME!!!)?

[ukebec]

Oh, and Kitfisto...don't forget he's the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland also.

Quite the diverse actor is our Johnny D!

But bring on more Captain Jack Sparrow! I can't wait for that!

I want him to sail through the Bermuda Triangle on his way to the Fountain of Youth (that is geographically correct, right?).

[Kitfisto]

Bermuda Triangle? Never thought of that, thats the PERFECT idea for a new movie!!!

[The Skirata Clan]

as much as i have enjoyed Tim Burton's films it seems that since Sleepy Hollow most of the following films have Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter, his wife.

... what i mean is that I'm getting tired of Depp's acting.

... i know its blasphemy here... but as a person that enjoys his films... it seems to be the same formula. the "pearl" was an excellent, best of the series. but they have been decreasing quality with the release of a new pirate film. less acting, story, and substance. and more action and special effects.

[ukebec]

TSC - I hear you. I will say, in JD's defense, that Ted and Terry (the writers) were writing the script "on the fly" for 2 and 3. The advantage for this 4th movie is that they have had plenty of advance notice and are already working on the script.

I think we can expect something closer to POTC 1 in this 4th installment simply because the writers have more prep time. Also, Bruckheimer got an earful about CGI overriding story, particularly in POTC 3. So I think you can look for them to back off the special effects in 4 and go back to the basic storytelling that we enjoyed in Curse of the Black Pearl.

At least that's what I'm lulling meself to sleep with. LOL.

[Kitfisto]

CGI Isn't evil in the wrong hands though. Look at Davy Jones! He was so realistic, some reviewers said it was PROSTHETICS!

[ukebec]

I agree to a point Kitfisto...CGI can be fantastic. Like you said, Davy Jones was great. As were the cursed pirates in 1 and Davy Jones' crew in 2. But when you get to the point where you center a large part of the movie around CGI (i.e.; the Malestrom in 3) you begin to lose story line. Yes, the Malestrom did look awesome, but they seemed to be trying to make a character out of it. IMO the movie suffered for that.