Captain Jack Sparrow may quickly be making a comeback!
In accordance with Individuals, Johnny Depp is eager to restore his relationship with Disney and work collectively on a brand new Pirates of the Caribbean film.
Although the star beforehand mentioned he felt betrayed by the corporate, an insider says he has modified his tune: “Something is feasible. If it is the proper undertaking, he’ll do it.”
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In the meantime, Disney can be down for a possible collaboration – final month, the New York Instances reported that Disney was “seemingly inching the door open” to working with the star once more.
This information comes a 12 months after Depp’s notorious and highly-publicised defamation trial towards his ex-wife Amber Heard. There have been questions in Hollywood about whether or not Depp may return to his profession following the scandalous headlines that adopted him.
A former Disney exec informed Individuals on the time, “I completely imagine post-verdict that Pirates is primed for rebooting with Johnny as Capt. Jack again on board. There’s simply an excessive amount of potential box-office treasure for a beloved character deeply embedded within the Disney tradition.”
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Throughout a cross-examination in court docket, Depp mentioned that he was “shocked” and “harm” when Disney selected to drop him from the sixth Pirates film, an act that Depp attributes to allegations towards him made by Heard.
“It was like someone hit me at the back of the top with a 2×4… Captain Jack Sparrow was a personality I constructed from the bottom up,” he mentioned in court docket. “I did not fairly perceive how, after that lengthy relationship and fairly a profitable relationship actually for Disney, that all of a sudden I used to be responsible till confirmed harmless.”
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Final 12 months, producer Jerry Bruckheimer introduced that they had been engaged on two scripts for a brand new Pirates film, considered one of which had Margot Robbie hooked up to star in a lead function. Bruckheimer mentioned, nevertheless, that Depp wasn’t concerned with both of these two initiatives.
When requested concerning the actor, he mentioned “Not at this level” however “the long run is but to be determined.”
Depp was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Jack Sparrow within the authentic 2003 movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Its hit sequels got here out in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2017.
He is at the moment selling his new movie, Jeanne du Barry, during which he performs Louis XV, the king of France who dominated from September 1715 till his dying in 1774.
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