The actress is said to set the tone in a pirate film in the style of “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Meanwhile, Disney postpones the start of the remake of “Mulan” again.
Margot Robbie instead of Johnny Depp: The “Birds of Prey” actress is said to set the tone in a female pirate film in the style of “Pirates of the Caribbean”, as the US industry newspapers “Variety” and “Hollywood Reporter” reported on Friday (local time) . The Disney studio is therefore in the early planning phase for the still untitled film.
The 29-year-old Australian Robbie is known from films like “I, Tonya”, “Suicide Squad”, “Bombshell” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”. Christina Hodson, who provided script templates for films such as “Shut In”, “Bumblebee: The Movie” and “Birds of Prey: The Emancipation of Harley Quinn”, is on board as a screenwriter. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the five “Pirates of the Caribbean” films with Johnny Depp as weird Captain Jack Sparrow, also wants to take on this project.
Meanwhile, Disney postpones the start of the remake of “Mulan” again: The film was originally supposed to be released in March, but was then postponed to July 24th due to the pandemic. The company now specifies August 21 as the new date. The move is a setback for cinema operators who want to lure customers out of their homes in front of the big screens.
(APA / dpa / Reuters)
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