Verbinski Drops Pirates in Favor of BioShock Film

by Nick Breckon, Apr 08, 2009 12:55pm PDT

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Pirates of the Caribbean series director Gore Verbinski has decided not to helm the fourth franchise sequel, leaving his schedule open to take on the planned film adaptation of 2K Boston/Australia's BioShock.

"I had a fantastic time bringing 'Pirates' to life, and I am eternally grateful to Jerry, Johnny and the rest of the creative and production team," said Verbinski in a statement. "I'm looking forward to all of us crossing paths again in the future."

According to a trade article carried by Latino Review, Universal Pictures' BioShock movie is on target to begin production in 2010.

John Logan (The Aviator, Star Trek: Nemesis) is set to pen the screenplay for BioShock, while Verbinski will likely direct. BioShock creator Ken Levine is apparently being "regularly consulted" during pre-production.

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Is everyone coming back for the fourth Pirates film? I thought 2 and 3 were fucking terrible but I might give the 4th a shot because the first one was fucking great.

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  I liked all 3
  
  Apr 08, 2009 1:02pm PDT
  
  I liked all 3 : ShadowRam
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  yer watching it wrong. next time you see it, think of it as a live-action disney cartoon. : brainchild420
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    Perhaps. I've seen the first one like 16 times and I haven't seen the sequels since their theatrical rele... : Ellissd
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      Or perhaps not. 2 and 3 are crap. The effects are great but neither capture the charm of the first. : gokwyjibo
      
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      i'm sorry, but this makes no sense. if anything the 3rd movie was better than the first 2. i'm notici... : brainchild420
      
      lol, the first movie followed the Disneyworld ride pretty closely. After that they had to fake a plot to... : Topsiderover
      
      Why does it make no sense? Sequels by there very nature tend to be crap as the studio's are just trying ... : gokwyjibo
      
      dear gosh no . . . . 1, 3, 2. And 1 is the only one i would every consider watching again. : jedi_27
      
      Good fucking god no. Pirates three was abysmal in all regards. : OverloadUT
      
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      Well, I'd say in many cases that's probably true. Inflated expectations and hype tend to disappoint. H... : Dr_Tran
      
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      half of the ride of the 3rd movie was the fact that all of that was going on at once... i think you are l... : brainchild420
      
      How does it being a "live action Disney cartoon" let it off the hook from being a turd? I have no proble... : gokwyjibo
      
      Wrong. : Mad BH
- I liked 1 a whole hell of a lot, and was pretty entertained by 2. I found 3 to be a convoluted mess thoug... : Entity

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