On Stranger Tides his inspiration for the ambience of the series, while his true inspiration was "On Stranger Tides". In 2007, after the successful opening weekend of the third "Pirates of the Caribbean" film, "", Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook said he was interested in a fourth film. The Los Angeles Times also reported that Bruckheimer already had rights to a book that could end up as another installment, though had not confirmed what book it was. On September 11, 2009, Walt Disney Pictures announced that the fourth installment would be titled "". The announcement had fueled speculation that the film would
The Stranger (video series) after Peri). In a further connection, it co-starred Sophie Aldred, better known as Ace from "Doctor Who", and Peter Miles, who had co-starred (opposite Wisher) in the TV serial "Genesis of the Daleks" – both in completely different roles. "In Memory Alone", the third film, found the Stranger and Miss Brown stranded without their mysterious transport (never seen) in a desolate train station with amnesia, and battling a robot and a mysterious man played by Nicholas Briggs (who also wrote the film along with others in the "Stranger" series). Most releases of this film (including VHS) include a behind-the-scenes featurette