Rob Marshall hovering over 'Pirates'

Disney has mentioned Rob Marshall as a possibility to take over directing duties for its fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, a move that would put the film on track for a 2010 start with Johnny Depp back as Captain Jack Sparrow.

According to Variety, while Marshall's involvement wasn't confirmed over the weekend, things look good enough that the studio is said to have begun casting new characters that will appear in the picture.

Gore Verbinski, who directed the first three films in the series, had stepped away from the fourth installment to focus on a movie version of the video game "BioShock" for Universal. Though that film's momentum has stalled, Verbinski has moved on to other directing and producing projects.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney have been meeting with a number of directors in recent weeks, because the studio wants to get the "Pirates" film together and have Depp star in it before he does "The Lone Ranger" for them.

The "Pirates" series has grossed $2.6 billion worldwide.

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