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Exclusive: Geoffrey Rush on Possible Pirates 4

Source:Edward Douglas
September 16, 2007


Next month, Geoffrey Rush will be reprising the role of Sir Francis Walsingham in Shekhar Kapur's Elizabeth: The Golden Age, the director's follow-up to the 1997 period drama which introduced much of the world to one Cate Blanchett. ComingSoon.net was given a rare opportunity to talk to the celebrated Oscar-winning actor who's no stranger to sequels and franchises, which spurred us to ask Rush for his thoughts on the possibilities of him and Johnny Depp returning for a fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. Even though some were disappointed with Pirates of Caribbean: At World's End, it has grossed $960 million worldwide, more than any other movie this year, so making a fourth movie must be something on a lot of minds.

"I think people will let it sit for a while," he told us. "There's a strange attitude about franchise movies. People look at them as that rather than storytelling. Back in the old days, how many Thin Man movies did William Powell end up doing? Probably five or six. How many road movies did Bob and Bing end up doing over 25-year period? There could be a point… because Jack Sparrow is probably now to a certain generation more well known as a representative of the Disney imagination than Mickey Mouse himself and Johnny's performance in that role is such an extraordinary thing… that it may pop up."

Mr. Rush also talked to us about how he thinks his character should make a return for the third movie in Kapur's "Elizabeth" trilogy, but for that, you'll have to wait for our full interview with the actor, sometime between now and the release of Elizabeth: The Golden Age on October 12. Also look for an interview with Rush's lovely Aussie co-star, Abbie Cornish, very soon.


COMMENTS (14)

Posted by:
Tori
March 18, 2008
I Really Hope That They Decide To Make A Part 4..I Wanna Know What Happens When Will Meets His Son For The First Time..And How Will His And Elizabeths Love Last?
Posted by:
shaila(Argentina)
March 21, 2008
I LOVE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Posted by:
mark
June 13, 2008
i love piractes of the carribean 1st is brill
Posted by:
anita
September 27, 2008
there is comming a pirates of the caribben 4!!
Johnny Depp told it self: he plays Captain Jack Sparrow for the fourth time

i'll hope that Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley return to .. But part 4 would be only with Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew and also Captain Barbosa i reed last time on the net
Posted by:
Elizabeth10130808
November 2, 2008
I really want a part 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by:
piratelover71
November 8, 2008
I don't know how excited I am about this. I'd definately be looking forward to Depp and Rush returning, and I'm glad that Bloom and Knightly won't (because their stories are finished). But I just hope and pray that Disney won't try to out-do the special effects from AWE. That was just trying to top CotBP, and AWE got way out of hand!
Posted by:
nantia
November 16, 2008
Jhonny Depp has told that if they asked him to play pirats 10 he accepted and i really wnt to see pirats 4...when i belived that it finishs i m so upset about....
Posted by:
Tom
January 1, 2009
Unbelievable. Pirates 2 and 3, were awful crappy movies but the bottomline is all that maters in Hollywood. I for one, refuses to watch this.
Posted by:
Tom
January 1, 2009
Have you people no taste for good movies at all?? Nobody here thinks its emberrasing that they make yet another moronic sequel only to make more money??
Posted by:
aida`
June 18, 2009
i love pirates i love captain jack sparrow he is so sexy any many ways. i'm waithing for the 4 movie.

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