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Powers and Rossio on Pirates of the Caribbean 4

October 7, 2009

The day that the title of the fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film was announced to be Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, we posted an article in which we talked about the speculation that the movie would be based on author Tim Powers' 1987 novel with the same name about pirates and the Fountain of Youth.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Powers confirms that Disney optioned the book almost three years ago. But what will they use from the book? Here's a clip:

"I've watched all the movies several times, of course, and I think the clear thing they would use is the trip to the Fountain of Youth," Powers said. "My main character doesn't overlap with Jack Sparrow at all [in personality or circumstance]; they're totally different characters. I suppose they might overlap the Geoffrey Rush character Barbossa and Blackbeard. The only thing I feel certain they will hold on to is the Fountain of Youth since they telegraphed that at the end of the last movie."

You can read more of his comments here. Empire magazine also has more quotes from co-writer Terry Rossio who says the script isn't necessarily based on the book but that they do use elements of the novel:

"We wanted to do a story about Blackbeard and the Fountain of Youth, and Tim Powers wrote a book about Blackbeard and the Fountain of Youth... it just turns out that to do that story you would need that book. It's a brilliant and Tim Powers is an amazing writer - and it's a great title. It allows us to draw material from that universe and his expertise."

The studio is targeting a Summer 2011 release for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

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COMMENTS (19)

Posted by:

dylansdad

October 7, 2009

Better to do it this way than get sued down the road for making a similar Blackbeard/Fountain of Youth story and not giving any credit to Powers.

Posted by:

Will

October 7, 2009

Jack Sparrow/Jhonny deep Better be in it or else i would bet 1000$ it wont surpass any of the first 3 or even get halfway

Posted by:

Will

October 7, 2009

Also i agree with R I D D I C K because jack was already starting to turn to the good side in the earlyer movies but he still needs to be somewhat like the first 3.

Posted by:

whoa...

October 7, 2009

Well, as long as Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio are on board... it has a chance to be ABSOLUTE GARBAGE. The first film was polished by other writers, one of them being Stuart Beattie, who is actually a good writer... if you look at all their other work you'd understand...

The two Pirate's sequels (never polished by other writers), Deja Vu,the National Treasure sequel, the Zorro movies...

Posted by:

Will

October 7, 2009

Yeah but jack made most of the movie for me and im already willing to bet that other pepole agree with me.

Posted by:

ico

October 7, 2009

Wasn't Blackbeard in the pirates court in part 3?

Posted by:

Rorschach123

October 7, 2009

to Will..... youre an idiot.

Posted by:

Beatdown

October 7, 2009

Hey Will, I don't agree with you. Cough up my $1000.

Posted by:

StarsForever

October 7, 2009

Will's actually right, you dip **** Rorschach123. Jack Sparrow DID make most of the movies. And whoa..., you shouldn't watch movies then, cause Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio are waaay better than most writers out there.

Posted by:

James

October 7, 2009

So does this mean that Blackbeard will be the main villain?