‘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…

Rob Marshall has already made a splash with Disney when he directed “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.” Now, Marshall is going to help Disney again by developing the stage musical “Into the Woods” for the screen. Marshall, along with John DeLuca, will produce the Stephen Sondheim musical through their production company LUCAMAR Productions. James Lapine, who wrote the musical with Sondheim, will adapt the story. The film is part of a new multi-year producing deal between Disney and LUCAMAR. “We are thrilled to be collaborating with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine on this extraordinary and inspiring work,” said Marshall and DeLuca. “We are greatly looking forward to continuing…

The cast and director of “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” sat down with the folks at Disney for a Q&A session about their film. Here are a few snippets from their interviews. Astrid Berges-Frisbey (Syrena) DISNEY: Did you do any research for your role? BERGES-FRISBEY: I tried to research mermaids throughout history in literature and film, but these mermaids are very different. They move more like fish and they are very animalistic. D:What was it like to work alongside actors like Penelope Cruz and Johnny Depp? B-F: It was fantastic. I learned so much from watching them work. They put a lot of effort into their work, but…

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…

Warner Bros announced this news a week before Rob Marshall’s fourth installment in the Pirates series, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” is due in theaters. The filmmaker will reunite with Johnny Depp in a remake of the 1934 screwball comedy “The Thin Man”, based on a new screenplay by Jerry Stahl. From the Warner Bros press release: Rob Marshall and John DeLuca have officially signed on to the Warner Bros. planned remake of THE THIN MAN. The pair will produce the film via their LUCAMAR Productions banner. Award-winning director Marshall is also confirmed to direct. The film will reteam Marshall with Johnny Depp, who is attached to star…

Director Rob Marshall is hard at work trying to fill in the holes of his cast for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. With shooting expected to begin any day now, Production Weekly sent this message over the Twitter airwaves, “British actor Stephen Graham in talks to join the cast of Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides playing the role of Scram.” Clearly Scram doesn’t sound like the guy who’ll replace the dashing Will Turner, which is why Max Irons and Sam Clafin are also being thrown into the mix. As reported by E!Online, both are in the running to replace Orlando Bloom as the series’ handsome…

Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle publicly announced on January 19 that ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,’ the fourth installment in the popular Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films series starring Johnny Depp, will begin shooting on the islands of Kaua’i and O’ahu this summer. It was also announced that it’s being directed by Rob Marshall, and is expected to be released in summer 2011. Bob Iger, the president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, met with Governor Lingle on January 15 to tell her the news. The shooting of the film on those two islands is good news for the state, as it will bring in…

Variety.com is reporting that The Weinstein Company has moved the release date of the musical “Nine,” directed by Rob Marshall, from November 2th, to a December 18th limited release and a wider release in theaters on Christmas day. “Nine”, an adaptation of the stage play of the same name, is about director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis), who has a midlife crisis as he turns 40 and struggles to balance his latest film along with all the women in his life; His wife Luisa (Marion Cotillard), the film star and his personal muse Claudia (Nicole Kidman), his mistress Carla (Penélope Cruz), his longtime confidant and costume designer Liliane (Judi Dench), an…

Rob Marshall is in talks to take on the director’s role for the fourth installment of “Pirates of the Caribbean,” which already has a tentative 2010 production start. He would be taking over from Gore Verbinski. While Marshall’s involvement in the franchise has not yet been officially confirmed by the studios, sources say that his attachment to the project is close enough to have begun casting. Marshall made his feature directorial debut with “Chicago,” and most recently directed “Nine”, which is due to hit theaters November 25th, 2009. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more “Pirates of the Caribbean 4″ news and videos. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)