So, apparently the former Disney Chief Executive, Michael Eisner, wasn't a big fan of Johnny Depp's portrayal of Pirates of the Caribbean's main character, Jack Sparrow. Depp based the character off notorious Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith Richards.
With a fourth installment due out 2011, there sure has been a little too much turmoil for comfort in the multi-billion dollar earning franchise. The breakdown:
- Dick Cook, Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, resigned last year. He's the one who convinced Depp to continue to play Sparrow, post mixed reviews after the first release. Some believed he was forced to resign after 38 years of service for poor results from earlier Disney movies.
- Bye, Bye Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly. They jumped ship after the third release, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. When a franchise tries a new cast, it almost never works.
- Director Gore Verbinski was initially interested in returning, but later left the project to direct a film adaption of the video game, Bioshock.
Filming reportedly just wrapped about a week ago. Although, I'm not the biggest Pirates fan, I'd be interested in seeing how the geniuses at Disney pull this one off.
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