The man who directed the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy, Gore Verbisnki, will not return to helm the fourth installment. As a result, Walt Disney Pictures and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have been looking for his replacement by meeting with a number of directors in the recent weeks.
Variety is now reporting that Rob Marshall (Chicago, Nine) is currently in final negotiations to take the job and get the film in front of the cameras by next year, before Depp goes off to make "The Lone Ranger."
And even though Marshall is not officially confirmed, the studio says that things looks good enough that it has already started to cast new "Pirates 4" characters.
Source: Variety