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‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Reboot Moving Forward With A Female Lead
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.
MasterCornholio
Member
#Phonepunk#
Banned
im just glad i was able to see the Pirates ride back in the 90s. they used to have whores and wenches being sold to the highest bidder as part of the actual ride. lol. now they are heading franchises. progress!
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Maybe it's just about a bunch of hacker chicks who started a torrent website with servers based in the Caribbean and they're hunted by the RIAA.
But in all seriousness, I expect RT 32%
But in all seriousness, I expect RT 32%
triplestation
Member
can you imagine a ship full of bitches doing dangerous shit and battling other ships full of men
Halo is Back
Member
Just let the franchise die already
Shizumapower
Member
Agreed, certainly makes the Jumanji movies fun to watch.
SidViscous
Member
Urg, so they made the movies with Depp and then added a bunch of supernatural shit to the ride. Then recently they updated the ride so instead of being a "wench for sale" the redhead is now a pirate captain pillaging rum, they don't even do the "we wants the redhead" line anymore. So I'm pretty sea-salty about what Disney has done to the ride to make it more family-friendly since the films took off.
Now the original version of the ride (back when she was a "wench for sale") had a little Easter egg, in the gift shop, there was a picture of "Redd the captain" which implied that the wench who was taken, went on to become the captain - and is also where folks got her name from.
Would be neat if the film retconned both the ride changes and film by following that original 1950's easter-egg plot, but it's probably too similar to Knightly's character arc in the first film (kidnapped, proves herself, ends up giving the orders).
Now the original version of the ride (back when she was a "wench for sale") had a little Easter egg, in the gift shop, there was a picture of "Redd the captain" which implied that the wench who was taken, went on to become the captain - and is also where folks got her name from.
Would be neat if the film retconned both the ride changes and film by following that original 1950's easter-egg plot, but it's probably too similar to Knightly's character arc in the first film (kidnapped, proves herself, ends up giving the orders).
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teacupcopter
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Depp was good as a back up. Yes he carried the film but later on when they focused on his character too much it became ridiculous. Have him in there but not as the main character like the first one.
en.m.wikipedia.org
there are plenty of badarse female pirates to base this on. I reckon “back from the dead red” who had hundreds of pirates under her command and took over a bloody island,
Again this forum falls over themselves to make something “woke”. It’s not woke, they are just looking at something the franchise hasn’t done before.
Jacquotte Delahaye - Wikipedia
there are plenty of badarse female pirates to base this on. I reckon “back from the dead red” who had hundreds of pirates under her command and took over a bloody island,
Again this forum falls over themselves to make something “woke”. It’s not woke, they are just looking at something the franchise hasn’t done before.
Slings and Arrows
Banned
Just to repeat what's been said in this thread
No deep, no pirates. Even the shittest movie of the series was carried by Depp.
I'm down for a female lead or a different lead but Sparrows eccentricity is needed or it's just another pirate movie
No deep, no pirates. Even the shittest movie of the series was carried by Depp.
I'm down for a female lead or a different lead but Sparrows eccentricity is needed or it's just another pirate movie
Javthusiast
Banned
Depps performance got more tired and less fun with every sequel. And I enjoyed them all. He was the best in the first movie.
Give me a good fun pirate adventure with a female lead that isn‘t trying to be woke and I have zero issues.
Give me a good fun pirate adventure with a female lead that isn‘t trying to be woke and I have zero issues.
Halo is Back
Member
You post some of the best gifs
TrainedRage
Banned
Pillage, rape and plunder.
ManaByte
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JareBear: Remastered
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You underestimate the power of sexy redheads
SurprisedPikachu
Member
I agree. I don’t care if it’s a female lead, just give me a good story minus all the woke shit. Thanks.
Tesseract
Banned
The film's have been trash outside of the original trilogy anyway (which only had one great film and two OK but visual marvels), and to be honest I'm still salty at how Disney pulled their bullshit and bought out the rights to Tim Powers "On Stranger Tides" (a fantastic book) only to completely butcher it and shove it out at that abomination of a POTC movie which maybe had like 5% of the books plot in there.
Whitesnake
Banned
No need to reboot, though I guess they want to ground the franchise name into dust to get every last penny out of it.
I have no issues with a female pirate lead, so long as the actor is actually good and the character isn’t a woke mary sue. And, if the report is true that they‘re specifically seeking women of color, then there’s a high chance she will absolutely be a mary sue.
A lack of Johnny Depp would definitely diminishes my interest in the franchise. He has been vindicated of his supposed wrongdoings, and to continue the series without Depp as Jack Sparrow seems foolish.
I have no issues with a female pirate lead, so long as the actor is actually good and the character isn’t a woke mary sue. And, if the report is true that they‘re specifically seeking women of color, then there’s a high chance she will absolutely be a mary sue.
A lack of Johnny Depp would definitely diminishes my interest in the franchise. He has been vindicated of his supposed wrongdoings, and to continue the series without Depp as Jack Sparrow seems foolish.
Unknown Soldier
Member
The only genuinely good Pirates movie was the first one. The second and third suffered from "Matrix Syndrome" where it was obvious they tried to make a trilogy out of a standalone film. I don't really want to speak of the 4th and 5th movies.
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Shodan09
Unconfirmed Member
Don't give them any ideas.
Theres also a 90% chance given the buzzwords in the article, that those words will also constitute 100% of the character development in this.
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stickkidsam
Member
Feels like the series should just be left to rest, but it's Disney so I don't know what I expected.
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Foamy
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Three words come to mind.
Fuck off Disney.
Fuck off Disney.
West Texas CEO
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Sea men?
Super Mario
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Whenever a reboot is announced, everyone pisses and moans that there are no "new ideas". I actually welcome them. Especially if they make an old franchise, feel fresh.
This is not needed though. The last thing we need is a woman role either A. trying to be funny, but falling short, or B. not being able to live up to Depp. Jack Sparrow is one of those iconic roles.
This is not needed though. The last thing we need is a woman role either A. trying to be funny, but falling short, or B. not being able to live up to Depp. Jack Sparrow is one of those iconic roles.
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hariseldon
Unconfirmed Member
I mean the first was an ok film lifted to excellence by Depp being bloody brilliant. Outside of him nobody was particularly interesting. As is typical of Disney, they don't realise which elements of a 'franchise' carry the value.
Alx
Member
While Depp was the most enjoyable part of the movie, he wasn't the only thing that was appreciated then. The special effects for the ghosts, ugly pirates with complex code, flashy sword fighting and intense ship battles... There's more to the movie than Jack Sparrow.
freak of nature
Neo Member
This sounds awesome.
Tickets: Pre-ordered.
Tickets: Pre-ordered.
And as usual some people continue to live in denialDepp was good as a back up. Yes he carried the film but later on when they focused on his character too much it became ridiculous. Have him in there but not as the main character like the first one.
Jacquotte Delahaye - Wikipedia
there are plenty of badarse female pirates to base this on. I reckon “back from the dead red” who had hundreds of pirates under her command and took over a bloody island,
Again this forum falls over themselves to make something “woke”. It’s not woke, they are just looking at something the franchise hasn’t done before.
teacupcopter
Banned
about what? Anything that isn’t a white male lead is woke now?
gimme a fucking break. Terminator would be called woke in this forum.