It seems that Disney wants to redeem the franchise after the fourth film “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” became the lowest-grossing film in the series in North America, raking in a total of $241 million.
While the movie did well in the global front, the overall total was $60 million short of the first and third installments. The second movie of the franchise “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” is still the highest-grossing in the film series in North America, grossing $423 million.
After the debacle that was the fourth movie, Disney has learned its lesson and thus decided to reboot the franchise with a fresh start. The last three films of the franchise were overly criticized by movie critics for their convoluted plots and for not being as original as the first film shown in 2003.
Disney also believes that the franchise has already suffered from fatigue and is optimistic that the return of Orlando Bloom will help rejuvenate the franchise again by giving the viewers an additional reason to be excited about.
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is being helmed by a new crew and new directors, Joachim Ronning, and Espen Sandberg, who both come from indie films.