Suicide Squad star Margot Robbie addresses her involvement in the Pirates of the Caribbean reboot and hints that it will have a lot of Girl Power.
Earlier this year, Disney announced that they are developing a female-fronted Pirates of the Caribbean movie featuring Margot Robbie as the main lead, and Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson has been tapped to write a script. It was indicated that this will be a soft reboot with new characters and is not being developed as a spinoff of the blockbuster franchise.
Margot Robbie On the Pirates of the Caribbean Reboot
The Birds of Prey actress Margot Robbie has now confirmed her involvement in Disney’s reboot. Plot details are still hidden but there’s speculation that Robbie maybe portraying Redd; the popular meet-and-greet character from the Disney parks attraction. But her role is still unconfirmed.
In an interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Robbie spoke out about the reports of her Pirates reboot. When asked if she is starring in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Robbie said, “Maybe. It’s early days. I shan’t say no more…for now.”
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While Robbie did seemingly acknowledge that she is on the deck of this ship, the actress seemed tight-lipped about the new project as the film is currently in the early stages of development.
Robbie’s Pirates Movie Will Be A Female Dominant Band
During a recent interview with Collider to promote her new film Dreamland, Margot Robbie was asked what this new movie will bring to the popular franchise. To that, she has given a hint of what to expect from Hodson’s script.
“Lots of girl power,” she responded instantly. “No, it’s too early to talk about it. I love Christina [Hodson], obviously. I’m not a producer on Pirates, so I’ll sit back and kind of wait for the process. We’re really, really excited at the prospect of adding obviously a very key female element to that world.”
Margot Robbie and writer Hodson are reteaming for this projecting after working on Birds of Prey. Unlike the Birds of Prey film which Robbie produced, she is not a producer on this reboot, so the actress expressed that she has to wait until the production process starts.
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Robbie promises that her movie will add a female aspect to the pirate world we all love. A female-fronted team might be the thing that this longtime franchise needs for redirecting its sails (in this case box-office sails) and giving it a fresh direction from the previous five films.
Apparently, there is also another reboot in the works, which is said to be separate from Robbie’s project. Disney previously announced a reboot, in late 2019, that has Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and previous Pirates of the Caribbean franchise writer Ted Elliot developing the story. Longtime producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the previous Pirates films will produce both Hodson’s film and the Mazin/Elliot project.
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Looks like we’re getting two reboots in the same universe. Fans are wondering about what this means for the future of the beloved Disney franchise. How many ties to the original will these new films are going to have is yet to be seen. Hopefully, with this new direction, the franchise will reinvent it’s style so that it might feel fresh, new, exciting, and generate more appreciation from both newcomers and long time fans.
Do this Pirates of the Caribbean reboot make you interested in revisiting this franchise? Are you a Pirates franchise fan? Are you excited to see two more Pirates of the Caribbean films? Do you enjoy the team-up of Christina Hodson and Margot Robbie? Let us know in the comments below or on our social media and be sure to come back to The Illuminerdi for more movie news.
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I’m not interested at all of it doesn’t have johnny depp in it. He was the only reason to watch the first one, and past at worlds end too. Just no sense in it.
I want to see Depp back too, hopefully in the other reboot with writers Mazin/Elliot he gets a part.
Yeah not interested in a female reboot or another reboot without depp in it. Ill pass on both. Most the female lead reboot tank anyways. Guess it’s the end of pirates of the Caribbean for me.
And just like that, my interest and expectations have dropped to Zero.
I want to see Depp back too, hopefully in the other reboot with writers Mazin/Elliot he gets a part.
Kinda bored of being throat stuffed whith this progre crap.. I’m all in for equality but do something worth the message not just recicle something to ride the wave.. will not be paying for this.. same as I no longer pay a Netflix subscription, nor will subscribe to Disney +..
I love the actress, but I don’t want she leads this because it belongs to Jonny Depp. Please give the role back to Depp.
I want to see Depp back too, hopefully in the other reboot with writers Mazin/Elliot he gets a part.
The Role ‘Jack Sparrow’ (which’s Leader of POTC only belongs to JD…any other Male / Female Actor or Actress’ll result ina Humungous Flop!!!
Yes, maybe. I will miss Sparrow’s character from these movies. I am a huge fan of the franchise. But on a fun counter to your point, Jack Sparrow is the key to the franchise but he is only one of three leads- Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth. And Sparrow is one of the captains of Black Pearl across the series but his character is not a leader. (At one point Barbossa is the captain of Black Pearl). Finally, I think without Depp the reboots might not get those levels of box office but it does not mean it can’t be successful.… Read more »
No po e ! Robie good actress – Depp is amazing always, but he made Pirates !
Like Casablanca without Bogie- girl power someplace else please ! – swear that Amber jerk screwed this POTC up somehow
So done ! Masterfully created pls leave it Alone! Was Depp’s making magic touch with great cast or we ould have been just a cute one movie whatever……
Iconic Capt Jack & POTC are same
Haaaaard pass
Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of goddesses of the sea who deserve proper respect. But you can’t just reboot a Poseidon based franchise with a female lead. She needs her own title separate from the original. That’s a half assed piggy back attempt to empower women due to Depp’s legal troubles…
Actually this one is a separate story from previous five films it might also have a different title. This movie was greenlight before the recent Depp news. I want to have Depp back too. Hopefully he will get a part in the other reboot by writer’s Mazin/Elliot.
So JD gets labelled a wife-beater which ruins his rep enough to cause him to lose two top-tier franchise roles AND to add insult to injury they
move to reboot the franchise HE built and replace him with a woman! That’s BS! The fem Woke movement at work. I’m livid….”girl power”?!?!
We need to stop this trend of rewarding these kinds of women and this kind of industry garbage moves.
We’ll see.
I like to see JD back too. Hopefully, he will have a part in the other reboot by writer’s Mazin/Elliot. But I don’t accuse this new project because of the recent news. Robbie’s project is in development for a few months now. And it is a soft reboot, separate from the previous fives films. So this does not mean he is being replaced from the franchise.
Yeah I want Johnny Depp back not bothered about a female reboot just bring back Captain Jack Sparrow not worth seeing it otherwise we want Johnny Depp back
You can just tell it’s going to be awful, i along with many other people will miss Depp not being in it, “girl power” she says good lord it’s going to be shit
Without Johnny Depp this movie will be a flop. Captain jack sparrow is the pirates of the Caribbean. #justice4johnny
Completely ignores the fact that the first three PotC films had ‘Girl Power’, they had Elizabeth Swann – c’mon in the third movie she was more heavily armed than the entire Royal Navy!
But the real point is that PotC were a success almost entirely due to Jack Sparrow – and no one can rightly play him but Johnny Depp!
Firstly no one is saying that the first three films didn’t have any girl power. They aren’t ignoring it or anything. They are just making a film which is a half reboot with female centred story that’s all. And secondly yes, Sparrow is a key factor to the franchise success but I wouldn’t say he is the one and only factor. It is also because these movies are so fun too watch. I am a huge fan of Depp and I will miss him as Sparrow. The two reboots may not get those levels of box office but it doesn’t… Read more »
Why are movie companies so focused on stuff like “girl power” and other lesftist ideology. It doesn’t make the movie interesting just makes me cringe.
“Pirates of the Caribbean” took an old Disney created ride mashed with historical events and fiction both from the lore and rumors over the centuries, and created fantastic stories of historical fiction with mythologies/folklore to come to life on the screen with its impressive special effects and a pretty dynamite casting. The character of Jack Sparrow is forever tied to it, and taking that completely out to follow an unknown and new addition under the same title of franchise seems like a poor decision or just something that is forced, like a lot of the sequels ended up being as… Read more »
Thanks for the long comment and putting your thoughts in it. But I will say I don’t agree with you. Firstly when a studio is revamping a franchise they doesn’t necessarily have to bring the main leads back for the reboot. Sure more people will get instantly excited about the new film but it does not guarantee success. I am a Johnny Depp fan and a Pirates fan, even my excitement level will increase if Sparrow gets a part in either of the two reboots. Without Sparrow the new films may not get reach the box office levels of original… Read more »
Go woke go Broke
Bloody good idea.
Agreed.
Me and my husband we’re talking and we both say if johnny depp is not in it we won’t watch it… You will lose a lot of people if you don’t put him in it people will hate you, your wanting to get people to stay on board with you don’t screw it up. Stop taking the main characters out..
It’s understandable if one gets mad when a lead of the franchise is not in it anymore. As a fan of the franchise I am excited about the new movies. I am a huge fan of Depp and I will definitely miss Sparrow. But he is one of three main leads- Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth. Will and Elizabeth are not part of the fourth and fifth films (of course they showed up at the very end) and those two movies did well at the box office. Even though Depp might not be in the new reboot’s and they may not… Read more »
Bring Back Johnny Depp!
Oh good. Another “girl power” reboot that lazily recast the entire cast as females, has cringeworthy, out of era SJW messaging, and will inevitably blame “misogyny” when it crashes and burns at the box office.
See: Ghostbusters, Ocean’s 8, New Charlie’s Angels, etc..
I won’t be watching new reboot at all. No Johnny Depp, no pirates of the Caribbean plain and simple. You can tell they’re adding that social justice b******* to a great brand. Well a great brand until they decided to get rid of Johnny which is a lot of horseshit
No way Johnny deep is the hole movie series you can’t just sack him off and do a rebut just like they did with hellboy your going to lose a fuck tone of money you idiots
Why reboot old franchises with females?
It’s implying that females can’t hold their own original franchise, it implies they need an already successful one.
It’s so backwards.
Why not? What is the problem making a reboot and having a female-fronted story? Actually they are making two seperate Pirates reboots. I actually don’t mind if a female centred movie is a part of a franchise or not until it is a great female-centred story. Maybe your right or maybe you are wrong. If the studios currently are not ready to make original and high budget movies with female leads then maybe after sometime by doing female centred films as part of a franchise they will get ready to make originals. I hope so and I think it’s possible.… Read more »
I personally would LOVE TO SEE ROBBIE AS A FEMALE JACK SPARROW 🥰😍😘 TWISTING HER WORDS TALKING HER WAY OUT OF NEARLY EVERYTHING CONFUSING EVEN HERSELF SOMETIMES such as jack sparrow does sometimes THAT WOULD BE AWESOMELY FUNNY TO SEE 👍🤣..!!
#NoJohnnyNoPOTC. #BoycottWarnerBrothers Enough said.