![]() The hope - or, in hindsight, the delusion - being that Bruckheimer and Verbinski could strike box office gold yet again with another franchise in the making one that just so happened to star Pirates frontman Johnny Depp. Or perhaps just four: Pirates of the Caribbean. So why oh why would a studio in its prime, having just acquired both the Marvel Movie Universe and a certain galaxy far, far away, devote $250 million-plus to an action-comedy western remake/reboot (pick your poison) of one of the most iconic American film serials and TV series? A (relative) box office bomb that grossed a mere $90 million domestically and eked out just $260 million worldwide? Five words: Jerry Bruckheimer and Gore Verbinski. Action comedies had a good run in the '90s, but have floundered in recent years with far more flops than hits. ![]() ![]() Once a staple of cinema, westerns have become a risk studios aren't often willing to take. Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, December 11, 2013 "If we ride together, we ride for justice."
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