Interesting that 200 million dollars counts as "lean." I could handle that kind of lean.
May 06, 2010 8:06 AM
[Image] From worstpreviews, The original "Pirates of the Caribbean" cost $140 million to make. The sequel cost $225 million. And the third installment had a whopping $300 million budget. All three films made money, but producer Jerry Bruckheimer is not planning to continue escalating the budget to bring the fourth installment to the big screen.
LA Times has learned that Disney has imposed a more constrained budget and Bruckheimer is scrambling to meet it before production begins on June 14th. For those worried that the new film may end up being cheap-looking, it is expected for the budget to still be around $200 million.
The goal is to include far fewer shooting days (down to 90 from 142) and visual effects shots (down to 1,300 from 2,000). Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow character would also spend more time on land than water, because of the high cost of shooting on the high seas.
"[Disney's CEO Bob Iger] wants to be mean and lean and make these movies very entertaining but also very cost effective," said Bruckheimer. "The hard thing is you have to make painful decisions that cut into some very entertaining sequences."
""Pirates of the Caribbean 4" to Cut $100 Million Out of Budget"
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Gee I never really noticed before but Johnny Depp has really tiny hands.
May 05, 2010 3:58 AM
Interesting that 200 million dollars counts as "lean." I could handle that kind of lean.
May 06, 2010 8:06 AM