Source: IFMagazine.com
By: Nuts McDougal
Location: The High Seas
The Skinny: Director Gore Verbinski (The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean) was out promoting his new Nicolas Cage comedyThe Weather Man when he revealed his plans for the two back-to-back Pirates of the Caribbean sequels starring Johnny Depp which are currently in production.
“I’m a quarter of the way through the third one and three quarters of the way through the second one,” says Verbinski. “It’s madness.”
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest is due out July 7, 2006 with Depp returning as Jack Sparrow. Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush also return. Pirates 3 will arrive in 2007. Although the movies are shot back-to-back, Verbinski reveals they’re shooting both films simultaneously with both scripts constantly in flux.
“We’re shooting scenes in the third movie without even knowing what the hell we’re doing,” laughs Verbinski. “We actually have a pretty good second script and the third script is still on the operating table. And we’re in triage constantly, everyday. I don’t recommend making two movies at once. I think that we’re going to get there, but it’s just madness. You’re like building ships and the ships aren’t ready and you have four hundred extras. There’s a lot of fun and I think that the second movie is strong and clever and has a lot going on. The third movie we’re still working on.”
