Robbie, the star of Suicide Squad and I, Tonya, is to head a female-driven Pirates film which is in the early stages of development, a source with knowledge of the project said on Friday.
It marks the latest bid by Hollywood to re-imagine classic films by casting women in the lead roles, including the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters starring Melissa McCarthy and 2018 comedy heist Ocean’s 8 that starred Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett.
No plot details were available but the story is being written by Britain’s Birds of Prey screenwriter Christina Hodson and produced by longtime Pirates filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer, the source said.
The Hollywood Reporter said the film was a separate project from a new Pirates of the Caribbean film that was announced as in development last year,
Based on a ride at the Disney’s theme parks, the five Pirates of the Caribbean films, starring Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, have taken some $4.5 billion at the global box office since 2003.
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