Margot Robbie’s Pirates Of The Caribbean Spinoff Already Has 1 Major Obstacle To Overcome

Summary Margot Robbie's Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff faces challenges due to her past collaboration with Christina Hodson.

Despite the financial struggles of Birds of Prey, Robbie's marketability and franchise success may benefit the spinoff.

The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise's strong box office record and Robbie's star power could make the spinoff a success.

With Margot Robbie's Pirates of the Caribbean movie getting a major update, the spinoff looks closer than ever; however, it already faces one huge challenge. Robbie's Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff has been in development since 2020, but despite the actress' positive career trajectory, the project hasn't been given the green light. The franchise's future has been up in the air since 2017, but Jerry Bruckheimer's update on Robbie's Pirates of the Caribbean movie increases its chances of happening. Bruckheimer is set to produce the spinoff and claimed he still hopes to make the movie with Disney also backing the project.

According to Bruckheimer, Disney is particularly interested in making the Margot Robbie spinoff happen, despite a Pirates of the Caribbean reboot supposedly being in the works as well. Despite the delays regarding Robbie's Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff, it seems like confirmation could be just around the corner, but the movie already faces one huge obstacle. Although Robbie is a bigger star than ever after her monumental Barbie success, her new project could still face some trouble. The actress looks to be repeating one previous collaboration with her new project, but this will have to overcome the duo's previous misfire.

Margot Robbie's Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff and the reboot have not been officially confirmed.

Margot Robbie’s Pirates Of The Caribbean Spinoff Has To Overcome Her Previous Collaboration With Christina Hodson

Margot Robbie & Christina Hodson Previously Worked On Birds Of Prey

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Margot Robbie is set to reunite with Christina Hodson for the Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff, but this project will have to outperform their previous movie, Birds of Prey. Hodson will supposedly write Robbie's spinoff, just as she did with Birds of Prey, and while the DC film received more positive than negative reviews, it flopped at the box office. Birds of Prey was a box office bomb, making just $205.5 million from an $84.5 million budget, which emphasizes its struggles. The movie failed to make a profit or find financial success, meaning their next project has to perform better.

Hodson's writing and Robbie's acting weren't a huge problem, but the lack of financial impact is worrying heading into their Pirates of the Caribbean movie. With Margot Robbie potentially replacing Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow, she may once again play a charismatic and unpredictable character, just like she did with Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey. This comparison could group the films together and put more pressure on the Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff to overcome the duo's DC project. The movies may have some big differences, but Robbie and Hodson's history means they will still have to overcome this previous disappointment.

Pirates Of The Caribbean Does Have 1 Worrying Similarity To Birds Of Prey

Robbie's Spinoff Is Coming During A Franchise Crisis, Just Like Birds Of Prey

Although Robbie and Hodson's involvement could be a positive for the Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff, the project does have one worrying similarity to Birds of Prey. Robbie's second outing as Harley Quinn came at a strange time for DC, as the franchise lacked direction. Birds of Prey was supposedly not a sequel to 2016's Suicide Squad, despite it taking place four years after the events of Suicide Squad, making the timeline incredibly confusing. With Zak Synder stepping down from DC between the films, Birds of Prey didn't really find a place in the franchise's wider story.

Outside of Harley Quinn, none of the film's characters appeared in the DCEU again other than Robbie's character. This makes it unclear as to what happened after Birds of Prey since Quinn's next appearance came in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, which was the start of a soft reboot. With Pirates of the Caribbean's last film coming in 2017, the franchise also lacks direction as the four-year development of Robbie's spinoff proves. This puts Robbie and Hodson's project in an eerily similar place to Birds of Prey, with both arriving during uncertain periods for their respective franchises.

How Margot Robbie’s Pirates Of The Caribbean Spinoff Can Outperform Birds Of Prey

Pirates Of The Caribbean Can Use Margot Robbie's Barbie Momentum

Despite Birds of Prey's box office disappointment, Margot Robbie's upcoming spinoff has plenty of attributes that could help overcome her previous flop. While Robbie was a big name when she starred in Birds of Prey, her star power has significantly increased since then, meaning her marketability alone could make her Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff a bigger draw than Birds of Prey. In addition, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has a stellar record at the box office, making strong profits despite the movies' high budgets, leaving the franchise in good standing.

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Even if Pirates of the Caribbean is lacking a real direction, it's still a cinematic juggernaut and should give Robbie a far better chance at the box office than Birds of Prey. DC may be a huge franchise, but the box office performances have been inconsistent for years, whereas Pirates of the Caribbean has remained solid throughout its run. The fact that Robbie's spinoff could also be the first Pirates of the Caribbean film in almost a decade makes it far more exciting and will likely draw in long-term fans who are curious about this modern installment.