Margot Robbie has weighed in on plans for a female-led Pirates of the Caribbean sequel series, and it looks like the project has been made to walk the plank.
Robbie opened up for a profile interview withrecently about the long-gestating project, and explained that it was in development with her attached to star for quite a while.
"We had an idea and we were developing it for a while, ages ago, to have more of a female-led -- not totally female-led, but just a different kind of story -- which we thought would’ve been really cool," Robbie explained. However, the plans seem to have fizzled out like a wet fuse on a ship's cannon, saying of Disney,"I guess they don’t want to do it."which resonated with critics and was praised by fans, but failed to make a splash at the box office and fell far short of predicted earnings.
The perceived financial shortcomings of several high-profile female-led tentpole projects may have played a part in Disney's decision to not move forward with Robbie's take on the
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