Gore Verbinski May Abandon "Bioshock" Film

It was previously announced that "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will not helm the fourth installment because he will instead direct a big screen adaptation of the "Bioshock" video game.

Soon after, the project was put on hold until producers figured out a way to lower the budget, focusing on moving the shoot outside of the US to get tax brakes.

Verbinski now tells LA Times that moving the project to a foreign country may mean the end of his involvement as the director.

"The bottom line is it has to shoot out of the States for budget reasons and my schedule may be prohibitive," he explained. "There's a great script and a really interesting cast. It really comes down to the financial model now. Big movies are just not being shot in the States. I'm weighing whether I can physically go the UK or Australia or one of those other places with a tax rebate for a year-and-a-half."