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  • RUMOR: ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Reboot To Star Female Pirate Redd as Sparrow Replacement

    RUMOR: ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Reboot To Star Female Pirate Redd as Sparrow Replacement

    As we previously reported, Disney might be considering rebooting their billion dollar Pirates of the Caribbean franchise without Johnny Depp and now rumor has it that the lead role may go to a female pirate that many Disney fans already know.

    According to a report today from Hybrid News, the studio is looking to center the franchise on Redd, the recently revamped character in the popular Disney Parks attraction.

    The character is well known to Disney fans and has been around for quite some time.  The redhead has been part of the auction scene in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction since it first opened, but last year Disney reimagined that section of the ride in both Disneyland and Disney World.

    In Disney World’s new version the famed redhead is no longer being auctioned off. She has a new look and a new attitude! Now she sports a rifle and clearly isn’t taking any guff from any scurvy pirates.

    A bit mysterious by nature, Redd travels to various ports throughout the Caribbean—selling rum and collecting coin.  She has been given a full back story and it could be just what Disney is looking for.  After all, the ride inspired the first set of movies, why not let it inspire the reboot as well.

    There is no script as of yet, but what we do know at this point is that Disney has had early talks with Deadpool and Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick about writing the reboot.

  • Whoopi Goldberg Confirms Role in Disney’s ‘Sister Act’ Reboot

    Whoopi Goldberg Confirms Role in Disney’s ‘Sister Act’ Reboot

    The “Sister Act franchise is making a comeback, and franchise star Whoopi Goldberg will also be returning, but not in the way you think as the iconic actress will only have a cameo in the film.

    Last year, a star-studded reunion with the original cast from “Sister Act,” aired on “The View” in celebration of the films 25th anniversary. “The View” moderator Whoopi Goldberg was asked if she would be on board for a “Sister Act 3?” “Well yeah, I would,” she replied. “It would take a script and Marc Shaiman.”

    Though the direction of the film wasn’t clear at the time, Whoopi revealed last week during interview on Good Morning Britain that there will not be a “Sister Act 3”, but a reboot of the series.

    Whoopi was asked if fans would ever get to see Sister Act 3 happen. “So we’ve been all over Disney begging and they’ve decided that they are going to go in a different direction with Sister Act,” Goldberg said. “So it won’t be Sister Act 3 it will be a brand new rendition of Sister Act.”

    Goldberg said she would probably only have a cameo role in the movie, adding: “I guess I’ll walk through a scene and that’s how they’ll say I was part of it.”

    Though Whoopi Goldberg has a ton of iconic roles under her nun’s habit, the character of Deloris Van Cartier is perhaps the most beloved of the bunch, aside from those deranged lunatics who love dinophobe detective Katie Coltrane in Theodore Rex. Fans have wanted to see Sister Act 3 for years.

    It’s been 25 years since 1993’s “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit”, which starred Goldberg alongside Lauryn Hill. The film built on the introduction of Deloris Van Cartier, aka Sister Mary Clarence, in the first “Sister Act”, released in 1992.

    Sister Act was a critical and box office success, making more than $319 million worldwide making it one of the highest grossing movies of 1992 and sequel “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit” followed in 1993.