Johnny Depp in Talks to Return as Jack Sparrow in Margot Robbie-Led Pirates 6
Jerry Bruckheimer said Disney is working on a screenplay as Johnny Depp weighs a limited return to the franchise after years away.
- On Sunday, producer Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed that Disney is discussing a return for Johnny Depp in the next Pirates film, though the iconic Captain Jack Sparrow will reportedly appear as a supporting character.
- Following legal controversies, Disney dropped Depp from the franchise, despite his previous vow not to return. The studio is now developing a Margot Robbie-led Pirates project, shifting focus away from the original Sparrow-centric narrative.
- The franchise has grossed more than $4.5 billion globally, though the most recent 2017 entry earned a franchise-low $795.9 million. Critics gave that film a 30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the lowest in the series.
- Three years after his high-profile 2022 defamation trial, Depp is attempting a Hollywood comeback. The actor recently starred in the French film Jeanne du Barry and is currently filming Day Drinker, directed by Mark Webb.
- Depp will next appear as Ebeneezer Scrooge in Ebenezer, a Christmas Gothic adaptation. This role follows his departure from the Fantastic Beasts franchise, representing a shift toward diverse character work post-trial.
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Has Disney found a million alpacas for Johnny Depp's return to the Pirates of the Caribbean series?
Johnny Depp is reportedly in talks to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in a sixth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, despite having been dropped from the franchise following his legal woes. Depp even said that he would not return to the role again even for "$300m and a million alpacas"...
It seems impossible to separate Pirates of the Caribbean from its iconic protagonist, Captain Jack Sparrow, whom Johnny Depp gave life in the five films of the franchise, released between 2003 and 2017.After years of speculation and rumors, Disney prepares a sixth installment that, while he could count on the actor's return, will move to focus on a new character.Continue reading...
Nine years after the last adventures of the character Jack Sparrow – lord of pirates in the Caribbean Sea – on the big screen, saga sees a new film with Johnny Depp in the main role, along with a new heroine played by Margot Robbie, writes on Tuesday Le Figaro. Absent from 2017, the hero passionate about Roma and ...
Margot Robbie Takes Center Stage in Next ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Film With Johnny Depp Reportedly Playing the Side Character
Reports have surfaced about the new Pirates of the Caribbean.link { text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-decoration-color: #db0000; text-underline-position: under; } movie, suggesting Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow will play second fiddle to Margot Robbie’s lead character in the film. Nearly a decade later, Disney has ignited the spark of hope for a Pirates installment, and that too with Johnny Depp in …
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