PIRATES 4 In Kaua’i And Oahu

The governor of Hawaii has released a statement, via comingsoon.net, celebrating the fact that PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGERS TIDE will be filmed in on the islands of Kaua’i and O’ahu this summer…. It doesn’t state when exactly this summer, the shooting will start but this indicates that whatever doubts Johnny Depp might have had about returning probably has already been resolved. Either that or we might hear a recast announcement, but let’s not assume the worse just yet. Depp IS after all a busy guy, and then there’s that Tim Burton‘s DARK SHADOWS Movie that’s supposed to also start filming this year.  But the director attached to this fourth installment, Rob Marshall previously said that he’s still waiting on the script.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is based  the  book by author Tim Powers, that features the legendary Blackbeard, here’s the official synopsis of the book…

“Puppeteer John Chandagnac, who was sailing to Jamaica to get revenge on the uncle who had stolen his father’s inheritance, has no choice but to join the buccaneers who have taken him prisoner–and soon, known now as the pirate Jack Shandy, he finds himself learning to survive in a treacherous new world of cutlass-fights, sea-battles, and voodoo magic on sun-blinded tropical islands. The legendary Blackbeard is assembling a ruthless navy of pirates living and undead to voyage to the fabled Fountain of Youth, and Jack Shandy must use magic, swordsmanship, and even his puppeteer skills to free himself and the girl he has fallen in love with from Blackbeard’s deadly supernatural domination.”

The movie’s co-screenwriter Terry Rossio told Empire that PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES will be inspired by Tim Powers‘ book, so it’s not necessary going to be a complete adaptation of the book.

According to previous info, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGERS TIDE is set to open on May 20th, 2011