Today's Variety reports that executives working at Walt Disney Pictures are considering making two sequels to this summer's smash hit, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, and that they would be both made at the same time. This kind of production was first attempted with the second and third BACK TO THE FUTURE films and was also used for THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS as well as all three LORD OF THE RINGS movies.

Reportedly Disney has already approached the returning stars to see how they feel about committing to two sequels at once. Orlando Bloom shouldn't have any worries since he's already gone through the process playing Legolas in the RINGS pictures, while Johnny Depp and Keira Knightly are also both attached to star in one sequel at the present time.


If Disney does sway the cast members to jump onboard for two PIRATES sequels, they're going to need another script. Screenwriters Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott are hard at work on the second PIRATES sequel's script right now -- unless they split that one into two parts.