"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" directors have revealed their influences for the new movie.
Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg told MTV news that they were really excited about the prospect of doing the new film and that they had always admired "Indianna Jones" and "Star Wars" when they were young. "When we grew up in a small town in Norway, we started making little short films when we were 10 years old. What we were doing back then was trying to copy 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' and those movies. It is really a lifelong dream coming true now to make an epic adventure movie like this," Sandberg stated.
They also revealed that they have been working on the fifth film for a couple of months in California. The directors stated, "We've been on it now for a couple of months, so we are in preproduction. We are in our office at Disney in Burbank. It's just great, working with Johnny Depp and the Bruckheimer camp. It's a dream come true, really."
The directors also said that going from their Oscar nominated film "Kon-Tiki" to "Pirates" has been an easy transition because the movies are similar. Ronning said, "The premise is the same. In some regards, it's easier almost to make a big Hollywood movie because here, you have the resources. You have the best people in the world carrying you forward. That's amazing. Then, of course, everything is much bigger, and the crews are 10 times as big, and there are many more people that have an opinion and power. So far, so good."
Sandberg added that the script is fun and touching. He said, "We have a great script that Jeff Nathanson has written. It's really funny and touching. We're really looking forward to realizing everything."
"Pirates of the Caribbean" in slated to be released in 2015 with Johnny Depp reprising his role as Jack Sparrow.