Johnny Depp is having a big week! Besides being named the Sexiest Man Alive (See Below), it has just been announced that he will be returning for a 4th installment of the 2.5 billion grossing franchise, Pirates of the Carribean. The film will be called Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and will be directed by Rob Marshall. Scratching your head much? Marshall seems to be an odd choice for the action-adventure franchise having previously directed Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha and the up-coming movie-musical Nine, but hey... he knows how to make a stunning image. Marshall recently talked about the news saying, "it’s something that I was offered and never in the world thought I would do but then I was like ‘why not?’"
Now that Marshall has signed on for the project, they are considering re-naming the film: Pirates of the Caribbean 4: The Musical Adventure. It will feature musical numbers sung by Johnny Depp and choreographed by Marshall himself.
Rob Marshall
Meanwhile, Depp has confirmed his involvement in the picture and signed on for a minimum pay-day of $33.6million (with additional gross from ticket sales). Quite a hefty sum that could make him the highest paid actor in Hollywood. Also returning to the picture is Geoffrey Rush. Don't expect to see Keira Knightly or Orlando Bloom though, they are both through with the franchise. Penelope Cruz is rumored to be taking over as the female lead.You can expect the movie in 2011...
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