In the almost a decade since the money-making fan-favorite franchise,Pirates of the Caribbean, bowed out withDead Men Tell No Tales, the fate of the film series has been swinging from one extreme to the other. Now that we know for a fact thattwo movies are in developmentand that Disney is toying with the idea of mending its broken relationship withJohnny Depp, the sails are continuing to gather wind. Entering the ring and tossing in his name with hopes of picking up where the last movie left off,Orlando Bloomrecently appeared on ITV’sThis Morningto promote his upcoming featureDeep Cover. While there,The Lord of the Ringsactor was asked about his potential return to the swashbuckling film series, and he seemed incredibly optimistic about the idea.
Addressing the possibility of reprising his role as Will Turner, Bloom said,
“Well, I don’t know, I can’t say anything at the moment becauseI really don’t know, but there’s definitely availability.I think they’re trying to work out what it would all look like,I personally think it’d be great to get the band back together.That would be great, but there are always different ideas, and so we’ll see where it lands.”
Bloom’s blacksmith was a mainstay in the franchise during the original trilogy, but eventually tapped out following 2007’sAt World’s End. And yet, like a siren to a sailor, the movie series called to the actor, and he rejoined in a cameo appearance alongside his ex-co-starsKeira KnightleyandBill Nighyin the post-credit sequence forDead Men Tell No Tales. While it seemed like — as Bloom said — the band would be back together for more adventures on the high-seas, the choppy currents of Depp’s personal life and his ongoing legal struggles with his ex-wifeAmber Heardall but ran the franchise asunder.
What We Know About ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 6’
Thanks to an update given around this time last year to Collider’sSteve Weintraubby longtime franchise producer,Jerry Bruckheimer, we know that there are not just one but two scripts out there. During the interview, Bruckheimer revealed thatRush Hour,Catch Me If You Can, andDead Men Tell No Talesscribe,Jeff Nathanson, was “working on a script.” He went on to add, “We have another one…We have two, and we don’t know who’s gonna win the horse race at this point.”
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates surrounding the potential continuation ofPirates of the Caribbeanand check out Bloom’s full comments in the video above.
