New director for Pirates of the Caribbean 4 !!!

Ever since Gore Verbinski passed on directing the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie in order to work on bringing Bioshock to the big screen, people have been wondering if he'd be back -- especially once all of the steam let out of the latter production. But now word is that Verbinski is still busy working on other projects and won't be returning for Pirates of the Caribbean.

Cue Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer searching for a new director in hopes of getting the fourth Pirates done quickly so that Johnny Depp, who plays the series' Captain Jack Sparrow, can move on to star in The Lone Ranger. And Disney might have found their director in Rob Marshall. Though no official word on the matter has been given, sources say that the studio has already begun casting for the film, showing that things may be looking up in time for Pirates of the Carribean 4 to start filming next year.

Director Gore Verbinski, who was in charge of the first three opus of Pirates of the Caribbean. He is still attracted to the idea of using modern technology to resurrect a genre that had disappeared after the Golden Age of Hollywood. But he does want Pirates of the Caribbean 4 to be a let down movie, he was quoted saying:

"[...] the big danger is diminishing the brand [...] it would have to be a tale worthy of telling"

And for him to return he noted that:

"I would start fresh and focus on the further adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow."

Director Gore Verbinski has not yet confirmed his commitment but I'm quite sure he will be attached to the fourth Pirates of the Caribbeans movie one way or anoter.