Well, maybe ‘new’ isn’t quite the right term to describe Ted Elliot, as he’s no stranger to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, having co-written all of the previous films with then-partner Terry Rossio except Dead Men Tell No Tales. But this will be Craig Mazin’s first time working with the property, and if the name doesn’t ring a bell, you probably some of the entries on his resume, including the latter two Hangover movies, The Huntsman: Winter’s War and the HBO series Chernobyl.
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