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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has revealed plans to reboot the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, indicating a new installment is in the works. While no production timeline or release date has been shared, the original films starred Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley. This reboot follows previous considerations for a female-led revamp and an installment interrupted by the Hollywood writers' strike in 2023.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts grossed $8.8M in previews from 3100+ locations, while Sony Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in its second weekend did an estimated $10.1M yesterday at 4,313 ending its first week with $170.5M. Both movies are eyeing $50M+ and competing for the top spot at the box office. Rise of the Beasts is a franchise reboot with a more grounded human storyline and the introduction of animal Transformers, while Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse holds the record for the longest running time for an animated movie. The summer box office for the period of May 1-June 4 cleared $1 billion thanks to Spider-Verse.