re: Margot Robbie signs on a new, female-fronted Pirates of the Caribbean

quote:

---

Didn't they try this with Geena Davis and it bombed?

---

Cutthroat Island kicks arse. It's box office failure was mainly due to the production company Carolco Pictures already preparing to declare bankruptcy as the movie was in production while distributor MGM was in the process of being sold which left the film w/very little promotion.