There’s some crazy Disney Expo thing going on right now and frankly, we don’t really care, but this is news.
‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 4’ is now officially titled, “Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” and as you can see by the graphic, it’s hitting theaters summer 2011. Does that mean Rob Marshall (“Chicago,” “Nine”) is officially directing? Cause Gore “extra nacho cheese” Verbinski dropped out a while ago [ed. some of the other Playlist writers will be impressed to see that I retained this info, as I try and hit delete in my memory on most of these kinds of films]. Johnny Depp confirmed he’ll be part of ‘Pirates 4‘ earlier this year and apparently came onstage at one point to make the point that much more obvious. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley? All but officially passed on the project. Don’t look for them in this one.
As for the secret “D” project that Guillermo Del Toro was hinting at the other day? It’s called, Double Dare You. Don’t get too excited. It’s not a new film, it’s a a new production label created to make new animated films “full of chills and thrills for audiences of all ages,” reads the Disney press release (lol).
The first project in development is called “Trollhunters,” an original del Toro story which he will produce. No other details are revealed. As my mother scoffs when she’s feeling meh over news. “Biigggg deal.”
