Gore Verbinski has become a very sought after director in Hollywood. With hits such hits such as The Ring and Pirates of the Carribbean, his movies are a box office success. His latest film is a departure from his genre and action adventure hits and instead dives into mind of Dave Spritz played by Nicholas Cage in the dark drama The Weather Man – by Robert Sanchez/Scott Huver of IESB
Question: Can you talk a bit about pirates? how hard was it to get two more sequel scripts that were just as good as the first one?
Verbinski: We don’t have those scripts yet [LAUGHS]. We’re just making the movie. No. 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.
Question: So you’re not doing like lord of the rings and shooting them both at the same time?
Verbinski: No. We are. We are. We’re shooting scenes in the third movie without even knowing what the hell we’re doing. We are.
Question: Will Keith Richards be in it?
Verbinski: We hope so. We’re trying to work out his dates. We all want it to work, but it’s his tour dates and his lawyers.
Question: How much of the magic was Johnny’s [Depp] performance holding it all together?
Verbinski: Yeah, but it’s tricky. You can’t just phone that in. We actually have a story that’s challenging and compelling and dangerous and he’s still the character that gets to weave his way through that story and affect everyone else with his own agenda. But you don’t want to make the mistake of going, “Well, they loved Johnny Depp. Put him in every scene.” You’d then kind of wear that out. You need a very unique take.
Question: So he’s still a supporting actor in these movies?
Verbinski: Supporting? No. I think that he’s carrying the movie.
Question: Technically, have you wrapped two and doing three now?
Verbinski: No. I’m a quarter of the way through the third one and three quarters of the way through the second one. It’s madness.
