Production was scheduled to start in early 2001 with a budget of $75 million and Johnny Depp expressing interest in the lead role. The following August, Dimension Films joined Crystal Sky to co-finance the film, which would be directed by Stephen Norrington. Producer Avi Arad approached Eric Bana on the possibility of playing Ghost Rider, but opted to cast him in Hulk instead.
Production was scheduled to start in early 2001 with a budget of $75 million and Johnny Depp expressing interest in the lead role.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
production
Production
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
schedule
scheduled
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
start
start
VERB
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2001
2001
NUM
CD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
budget
budget
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
$
$
SYM
$
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
75
75
NUM
CD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
million
million
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
Johnny
Johnny
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Depp
Depp
PROPN
NNP
acl
VerbForm=Ger
express
expressing
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
interest
interest
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
lead
lead
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The following August, Dimension Films joined Crystal Sky to co-finance the film, which would be directed by Stephen Norrington.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
follow
following
VERB
VBG
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
August
August
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Dimension
Dimension
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Plur
Films
Films
PROPN
NNPS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
join
joined
VERB
VBD
compound
Number=Sing
Crystal
Crystal
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Sky
Sky
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
co-finance
co-finance
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
film
film
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
direct
directed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Stephen
Stephen
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Norrington
Norrington
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Producer Avi Arad approached Eric Bana on the possibility of playing Ghost Rider, but opted to cast him in Hulk instead.
compound
Number=Sing
producer
Producer
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Avi
Avi
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Arad
Arad
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
approach
approached
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Eric
Eric
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bana
Bana
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
possibility
possibility
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
play
playing
VERB
VBG
compound
Number=Sing
Ghost
Ghost
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Rider
Rider
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
opt
opted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
cast
cast
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Hulk
Hulk
PROPN
NNP
advmod
instead
instead
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.