Joachim Rønning And Espen Sandberg To Helm PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5
The Kon-Tiki directing duo were said to be the favourites to land the job last month, but it is now being reported that Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg have indeed come aboard to helm the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Read on for details!
Following reports last month that they were Disney's top choice to helm Pirates of the Caribbean 5, Deadline has now confirmed that Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg will indeed direct the movie after the studio, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Johnny Depp all signed off on the choice. A deal is quickly being made and it is thought that shooting will begin either later this year or early January 2014. Jeff Nathanson (Men in Black 3) recently polished up the script for the studio, and the fact that Rønning and Sandberg have a significant amount of buzz behind them thanks to their Best Foreign Language Oscar-nominated film Kon-Tiki, means that the studio are very confident with their choice. Remember, Rob Marshall seemed like an odd selection for Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but that movie went on to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
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