I'm very grateful to my good friend Daniel for pointing out yesterday the new trailer which has just hit Youtube for the fourth film in the massively popular film series 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR_9A-cUEJc
I don't feel there's any need to explain the Pirates franchise, since it's just that massive that I've yet to meet anybody who hasn't seen at least one of the films (and, furthermore, to meet anyone who doesn't like them). I myself am I very big fan, and although I believe the films decended the entertainment scale as they progressed through the trilogy so far, I'm all for a fourth. This is for several reasons. Going from the trailer, and from general information that is now public knowledge, this film completely omits the characters of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan (or is that Elizabeth Turner now? Did they ever get married, again?). I think this is a very good decision, as I feel their story had reached its natural and satisfying conclusion, and not to mention everybody knows that people go to see the POTC films for Captain Jack, not for them. So I take it that Disney is giving the people what they want with this film: more Jack. According to Oren Aviv, speaking on behalf of Disney, the film isn't going to be on the huge scale of the final of the trilogy, and will be less complex and revert back to the core interest, which is the characters themselves. On the subject of characters, I'm glad to see that Geoffrey Rush is back to reprise his role as Barbossa, since he was also one of my favourite characters of the first three, and the prospect of Blackbeard, the legendary pirate that is going to be portrayed by Ian McShane, is enough to draw me into the idea of the movie completely.
Even if that wasn't enough, the trailer (which, now that I've supplied you with a link, I'm sure you've watched and watched again) is simply amazing. It has the fights, the creepy villains, the lore, the explosions, and most importantly, an awful lot of Jack Sparrow.
Turning to IMDb for the best bits of trivia for you guys, this film is apparently going to lead into another trilogy, if all goes well, making the Pirates franchise a saga. I have very high expectations of this happening, considering the size of the fanbase and thus the ammount of people who will go out and watch these new movies. 'On Stranger Tides', however, is also the first of the Pirates film not to be directed by Gore Verbinski, and we'll have to wait and see how he does, though if he's smart he'll keep what we all know are the best bits, and lose the complicated plotlines that gave us three-hour headaches in the last film ("This is a Disney film, for God's sakes, how is a kid supposed to follow this?!"). Finally, as with all films these days, Tides is going to be filmed and released in 3D. And to round this thing off, I'm admittedly more excited about this release than the new Transformers coming next year (see previous post for more info).
Expect the fourth chapter in the Pirates franchise in cinemas in the UK for the 18th May 2011.
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