‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ director Rob Marshall is claiming that the follow-up to the film, one of 2011′s most financially successful, is being rewritten, Slashfilm is reporting. The news comes after the franchise’s producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, called for rewrites on the fifth film, when ‘On Stranger Tides’ received poor critical reviews. While the fourth sequel in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ series was completed even before ‘On Stranger Tides’ hit theaters in May, Bruckheimer said he felt the script wasn’t good enough. Marshall offered an update on the fifth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film, saying Terry Rossio is writing the script. “He’s working incredibly hard and he…

Can you feel the chill in the air? Winter’s coming! Okay, so many of you likely don’t live in the northeast and this is the Movie News Cheat Sheet, so there’s little room for TV references here, but fall is right around the corner! Even with Oscar season approaching, our Academy Awards potentials aren’t getting much love at the box office. After a weak start, Warrior took a tough fall and this weekend newcomer Drive lacked the zest to earn it the #1 spot, or even the #2 one for that matter. In other dark news, Nicolas Cage is apparently a vampire and Tim Burton’s take on Dark Shadows looks…

NBC has picked up a pilot for the professional wrestling drama set in the 1980s that will be executive produced by Dwayne Johnson, Deadline is reporting. The fictional drama is being brought to television by Johnson, who was known as The Rock when he was one of the most well-known wrestlers in the 1990s, through Bruckheimer TV. The pilot will be different for producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s studio, which has primarily released procedurals. But he is serving as one of the executive producers, with Johnson and Jonathan Littman. The show will be written by Brent Fletcher and Seamus Kevin Fahey, who will co-executive produce with KristieAnne Reed. The ’80s were known…

Title: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Directed By: Rob Marshall Starring: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally, Sam Claflin, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Keith Richards At this point, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, must only make due on two things, Johnny Depp starring as Jack Sparrow and recreating the world of the pirates. Well, franchise fans won’t be disappointed as director Rob Marshall and his team delivered just that. On the other hand, anyone looking for the slightest bit more will leave unsatisfied for the series’ fourth film, On Stranger Tides, has absolutely nothing new to offer. After breaking out of prison, Captain Jack Sparrow…

Movieline has reported on a “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” press conference in which Johnny Depp and producer Jerry Bruckheimer talk more about the film. Depp also reveals an interesting idea that may or may not show up in the later “Pirates” installments. “There’s a very clever idea that’s being hatched in terms of ‘Pirates 5′ and ’6′,” he said in a joking tone. “We’re actually shooting them on the ['Pirates of the Caribbean'] ride…Just moving in circles, nonstop. Kinda like Andy Warhol’s ‘Sleep’–just close-ups on everyone. Of course, it’s logical to assume this is just a joke, But wouldn’t be hilarious if someone actually went through with…

With rumors swirling that Paramount wants Tony Scott and Jerry Bruckheimer on board to direct and produce a sequel to the hit 1986 Tom Cruise movie ‘Top Gun,’ Cinemablend is reporting that Scott does, indeed, want to take on the project. While he doesn’t have time to make ‘Top Gun 2′ his next film, Scott said it could not far in the future. He added that “I don’t want to do a remake. I don’t want to do a reinvention. I want to do a new movie.’ There’s no word yet on whether or not Cruise will reprise his role as Maverick. But Scott said he became interested in the…

Despite my lack of enthusiasm, I’ve got to give it to Jon Turteltaub; making a third National Treasure makes sense. Neither the original nor Book of Treasure faired well with the critics, yet both went on to pull in massive hauls at the box office. Combined, the film earned over $800 million worldwide. So now it’s really no surprise that Turteltaub is moving forward with National Treasure 3 and rather soon at that. While at the premiere of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, from which he recently plucked NT 3′s new writers, Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro, the director told Coming Soon, “I think we start shooting late…

The writing team of Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro (“Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time”, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”) are once again teaming up with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” director Jon Turteltaub for the script to “National Treasure 3″. The third film in the “National Treasure” franchise about historian and cryptologist Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicholas Cage) discovering lost secrets and treasures of American history, the first film was released in 2004 and earned $347.5 million worldwide. Its 2007 sequel, “National Treasure: Book of Secrets”, broken $457.4 million worldwide. No casting information or story ideas have been released yet though Nicholas Cage, who will next been seen in “The…

Production for Walt Disney Pictures’ ‘The Lone Ranger’ is officially moving forward. Heat Vision confirmed on February 12 that ‘Revolutionary Road’ writer Justin Haythe is set to work on the script, replacing ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ writers Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Haythe is able to work on the script because his last writing job with the studio, ’20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo,’ fell apart during the recent executive turnover. Jerry Bruckheimer is set to produce ‘The Lone Ranger,’ with Johnny Depp and George Clooney rumored to star in the main roles. The story will follow the Lone Ranger’s (presumably played by Clooney)…

Justin Haythe (“Revolutionary Road”) is in negotiations to write the script for the Walt Disney adaptation of the classic character “The Lone Ranger.” Jerry Bruckheimer is producing, and Johnny Depp is attached as the Ranger’s sidekick, the Indian Tonto. Haythe would be replacing “Pirates of the Caribbean” scribes Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, who have previously tackled adapting the story. The Lone Ranger was once a Texas Ranger whose group of Rangers were pursuing a gang of outlaws who abushed the Rangers, leaving them all for dead. The Indian scout Tonto found the Ranger, the lone survivor, and helped him recover. The Ranger then dons a black mask and tames…