
Terry Rossio Talks Pirates 4; Discusses Optioned ‘Fountain of Youth’ Novel
Posted on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 by Russ Fischer
When Disney recently confirmed the development of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Cinematical’s Erik “Eagle Eye” Davis realized that there was also a pirate novel by the same name. (On Stranger Tides, that is.) Now we’ve learned that Disney had indeed optioned the novel (years ago) and that it forms, at least in some small part, a basis for the movie. Writer Terry Rossio and novel author Tim Powers have both spoken up about the film and how it relates to the novel. Read More »