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The popularity of thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise has long since peaked , butDisneyfailed to capitalize on its heyday with spinoffs that could have expanded its universe . Pirate movies have historically been box office disasters , as evidenced by both 1995’sCut - throat Islandand 1982’sPirates . Despite this , The Curse of the Black Pearlbecame a huge box seat part bang , and the series presently became one of Hollywood ’s hottest franchises . The ensue sequels were n’t as well - received critically , but the original trilogy was still a major box - office success .
2011’sOn Stranger Tidestook a major risk by dropping most of the main characters pull through for Johnny Depp ’s Jack Sparrow , but this pay off with box bureau revenue of over $ 1 billion . Despite this , there is still no sign of aPirates of the Caribbean 6release engagement . 2017’sDead man Tell No Talessaw the enfranchisement earn its worst reviews as the 5th movie also became the least profitable excursion since the original moving picture . In the six years since , it became clear that the franchise ’s peak had already come and gone , and Disney never turnedPirates of the Caribbeaninto a cinematic creation with spinoffs .
9A Jack Sparrow Prequel
Johnny Depp Was Never Properly Replaced By A Younger Version of Jack
Part of the reasonableness that Disney never expanded the franchise is likely a fear of extending its focal point beyond Depp ’s Jack Sparrow . While Depp ’s antihero shared the limelight with Kiera Knightley ’s fiery heroine Elizabeth and Orlando Bloom ’s Will in the original trilogy , he was the lonesome stress of the later , less subsequence . However , althoughDead Men Tell No Talesbriefly featured a younger version of Depp ’s fictional character in an other flashback , theseries never pursue a spinoff focus on on the recast Jack Sparrow . This was a waste when everything fromStar Warsto theIndiana Jonesfranchise has historically essay prequels that focus on young versions of their lead theatrical role .
8A Series Focusing On The Nine Pirate Lords
At World’s End’s Coolest Lore Reveal Was Wasted In Later Movies
Recasting Jack Sparrow was n’t the only fashion that the serial could have gain from looking into its past tense . The third movie , 2007’sAt World ’s End , revealed that the eminent seas were in effect regularise by a trans - continental conference of seafaring thieves known as the Nine Pirate Lords . Even though the legendary Keith Richards had a cameo as one of these Lords , who was also Jack ’s father , the serial never capitalize on this shocking growth with a spinoff . A scheme hatched by the Pirate Lords , or a story associated with just one of them , could ’ve been the focus of a separatePirates of the Caribbeaninstallment .
7A Comedic Spinoff Featuring Pirates of the Caribbean’s Best Supporting Stars
Pintel and Ragetti Never Got A POTC Spinoff
The most obvious avenue for the franchise to pursue would have been for the series to flesh out its lore further . However , part of what made the original flick so fun was its wakeful - hearted , self - aware tone . To avoid sacrificing this constituent of the serial , the Maker ofthePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise could have focused a spinoff on Pintel and Ragetti , the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern - style dyad of mirthful easing character who pasture up at polar here and now throughout the original trilogy . Going in this focusing would have provide the franchise to try out with a different approach , one that trust even more on comedy and perhaps a little less on action .
6A Spinoff Explaining The Pirates of the Caribbean World
If looker did desire more answers about the world of the series , the well-heeled space for the enfranchisement to lead off would be in its survive preferences . plagiariser of the Caribbean ’s Tortugais a material - living island with an interesting history , while the Fountain of Youth see inOn Stranger Tidesproved that the serial was n’t afraid to venture far and wide in hunting of fantasy setting . A spinoff could have explained the charming property of the Fountain in more profundity , shown more of Tortuga ’s real and fancied story , or even delve into how the conjuring trick of the franchise ’s emplacement operate .
5A Better Showcase For Pirates of the Caribbean’s Scariest Monster
The Kraken was a Lovecraftian beast that could take down any ship thanks to its huge size and out of the question ability , and its show near the ending ofDead Man ’s Chestwas one of the franchise ’s most scarey moments . As such , it was a crushing letdown whenthe Kraken was killed offscreenbetween movies , reducing the best monstrosity in the series into minuscule more than a giant beach calamari . This letdown could have been ameliorated bya spinoff that showcased the Kraken ’s terrifying gloryin more point . A Modern grouping of agonist could have been mark against the giant .
4A Proper Backstory For Davy Jones and Tia Dalma
On the topic of villains who were badly misused byAt World ’s remainder , Davy Jones and Tia Dalma ’s backstory was desolate in that overstuffed junket . The duet were imply to have had a tragic past tense , with Jones falling in love with the sea goddess only for him to betray her so that he could gain ground more power . Their savagely sad story indirectly leads to Jones ’s fell fate when Tia Dalma returns to her original form as the goddess Calypso , butthis love story deserves an entire spinoff alternatively of one throwaway scene .
3A Spinoff That Delved Into Pirates of the Caribbean’s Real-life History
While the Kraken was scarey and Jones was heartless , neither of them could equate with the worst villains in the serial . The East India Trading Company was an lumpish , callous potbelly that killed with impunity as it convey ruthless economic warfare to the domain of plagiarization . However , thereal - life East India Trading Companywas immeasurably bad than the franchise ’s cartoony villains and a spinoff that focused on their misdeed could have highlighted this obscure chapter in nautical account .
2A Spinoff Focusing on Pirates of the Caribbean’s Many Villains
ThePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise was not short of memorable villains , but the series was limited when it came to screen time . As a outcome , characters like Captain Barbossa , the aforementioned Davy Jones and Tia Dalma , Captain Salazar , and Blackbeard were never meaningfully fleshed out . Barbossa even go from the original movie ’s baddie to Jack ’s crony in the fourth and fifth franchise outings without any persona development occurring in between these extremes . As such , a spinoff could have sate some of these gaps and suffice questions the movies did n’t have room for .
1A Sequel Focused Solely On Elizabeth and Will’s Son
centre thevillains of thePirates of the Caribbeanseriesin a spinoff would be an easygoing way to win over viewers , but would n’t do much to keep the series going and introduce the movies to a new genesis . For that , the creators of the enfranchisement would have call for to focus a spinoff on Elizabeth and Will ’s son . all in Men Tell No Talesattempted this , but the sequel was mostly focused on Jack and this new hero feel like an afterthought . For the franchise to fulfil its potential , Disney require to make aPirates of the Caribbeanspinoff that finally assume Jack Sparrow out of the spotlight .
