<Li> Paul Bazely as Salaman: An Indian crew member of the Queen Anne's Revenge </Li> <P> Shortly before the premiere of At World's End, Jerry Bruckheimer stated it was the end of the trilogy, but the idea of a spin - off was still possible . After the film's successful opening weekend, Dick Cook, then Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, said he was interested in a fourth installment . Los Angeles Times also reported that rights to a book were bought . Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio had started working on a script in 2007, but they were interrupted by the 2007--2008 Writers Guild of America strike, and only resumed in mid-2008 . </P> <P> In June 2009, Bruckheimer indicated Disney would prefer the fourth installment of Pirates to be released before The Lone Ranger film, which he, Johnny Depp, Ted Elliott, and Terry Rossio had been working on for release on May 20, 2011 . He hoped Gore Verbinski would return to direct the fourth film, as his BioShock film adaptation had been put on hold . As Verbinski was unavailable due to his commitment with Rango the same year, Bruckheimer suggested Rob Marshall, who he considered a "premiere filmmaker", stating that "Every film (Marshall) made I thought was unique and different ." On July 21, 2009, Marshall accepted the job, because of the "whole new story line and set of characters . It felt new, and that was important to me ." Marshall said the film provided him a long - awaited opportunity to work with Depp, and that his directing was helped by his experience as a choreographer--"the action sequences felt like big production numbers ." On September 11, 2009, at Disney's D23 convention during a Disney event, Cook and Johnny Depp, in full Captain Jack Sparrow costume, announced that a fourth Pirates film was in development . The title was announced as Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides . Marshall visited the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland for inspiration, eventually paying homage with a skeleton holding a magnifying glass in Ponce de León's ship . An appearance of "Old Bill", the pirate who tries to share his rum with a cat, was also filmed but cut . Pintel and Ragetti were originally supposed to make an appearance, but director Rob Marshall opted out of the idea as he feared their roles would be cut . </P> <P> Cook resigned in September 2009 after working for Disney for over 38 years . Depp's faith in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was somewhat shaken after the resignation, with Depp explaining that "There's a fissure, a crack in my enthusiasm at the moment . It was all born in that office". Depp also explained Cook was one of the few who accepted his portrayal of Jack Sparrow: "When things went a little sideways on the first Pirates movie and others at the studio were less than enthusiastic about my interpretation of the character, Dick was there from the first moment . He trusted me". </P>

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