Tim Powers’ book to become Pirates IV?
Disney just announced that Pirates of the Caribbean IV will be named On Stranger Tides. Sound familiar?
This isn’t so much a fact as, well, pure speculation, but the latest Johnny Depp vehicle may share more than just the title of Tim Powers‘ 1988 WFA and Locus Fantasy nominated novel. According to Zap2it, the Powers character, Jack Shandy, may morph into Jack Sparrow, with the rest of the novel’s elements staying relatively true to the original novel. Some level of confirmation seems to come from LatinoReview.com, which quotes Powers’ agent as saying "it is not a coincidence".
I’m not sure what to think of a fourth Pirates movie, given the underwhelming nature of part three. On the other hand, maybe Tim Powers could save the franchise. What do you think?