A former Disney executive said Johnny Depp may be called upon to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow as fans have a “big appetite” to see it happen.
The former executive, who was not named, said People he thought Depp, 58, might return as the rogue pirate, with the promise of a huge possible payday for all involved.
“I totally believe a post-verdict that Pirates are ready to resume with Johnny as Captain Jack back on board,” the executive told People. “There’s too much of a box office treasure for a beloved character deeply ingrained in Disney culture.”
The former Disney insider predicted that after the huge success of Paramount Pictures’ “Top Gun: Maverick”, Disney would seek to bring back its own beloved franchise.
‘It is [a] a huge appetite to bring back bankable Hollywood stars in massively popular franchises, ‘the executive told People.
Despite the insider’s confidence that Disney could bring the franchise back, he’s not too sure the actor would be for it.
A former Disney executive believes Johnny Depp (left, in character, with Orlando Bloom on the right) could reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates franchise because there is a “big appetite” from fans and from Disney to “bring back a bankable Hollywood.” stars
Depp testified in court that he did not plan to reprise his role as Sparrow for feeling as if he was “guilty until proven innocent” by Disney executives.
During his libel lawsuit with ex-wife Amber Heard, 36, the actor told the jury he would not work with Disney again after he was removed from the sixth Pirates movie.
His legal team claims Depp lost $ 22 million after Heard published her Washington Post-ed in 2018, which did not identify Depp, but clearly marked him as a domestic abuser.
Depp said he felt “guilty until proven innocent” with Disney executives.
Although his former agent testified in court that it was in fact Depp’s “unprofessional behavior” that made studios be “reluctant” to hire him.
Depp also had to retire from his role as Grindelwald in the Harry Potter franchise after losing his UK defamation suit against The Sun, which he sued for labeling him a “wife-batter”.
“Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets” would go on to be the worst result film in the franchise.
A different intern who had previously worked on pirate sets told People that he did not “believe” that Depp would omit the role if offered because of “his money problems” and the fact that Pirates is “billion-global”. franchise. ‘
The plaintiff has sued his ex-wife Amber Heard (pictured) for libel after she published a 2018 editorial saying she had been abused.
A Hollywood agent believes Depp’s career will “flourish” because his fans are “very loyal and vocal and everyone knows he’s not perfect at all” (pictured: Depp waves to fans outside the courthouse)
Super producer Jerry Bruckheimer recounted the Sunday Times in May that producers “developed two Pirate scripts” that did not involve Depp.
Bruckheimer said Depp “is not currently cast” in the role of Jack Sparrow, but the “future is yet to be decided.”
Actress Margot Robbie, 31, is rumored to be considered for her star turn in the franchise.
The unnamed intern told People that a seventh film would “probably” be released in 2025 and they believed producers would “make Robbie”. [Depp’s] daughter and probably has a cameo from him as a test. ‘
Ultimately, a Hollywood agent told People that he believes Depp’s career will “flourish,” despite the messy public process.
“His fans are very loyal and vocal and everyone knows he is far from perfect,” the agent told People.
Depp appears in the cast when searching for ‘Beetlejuice 2’ on Google. Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder starred in the original 1988 Beetlejuice film
Depp said he was “returned to my life” by the jury after winning the lawsuit against his ex-wife.
‘Six years ago, my life, the lives of my children, the lives of those closest to me, and also the lives of the people who for many, many years supported and believed in me were forever changed.’
– And six years later, the jury gave me back my life. I’m really humiliated, ‘he wrote in a statement.
Whether Jack Sparrow sees the big screen again or not, rumors have been circulating that Depp may be cast in Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel to “Bettlejuice.”
Depp, who has not been in a major film since 2018, now appears in the cast of “Bettlejuice 2” along with stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, in Google searches for the film.
The IMDB page of the film has also been recently updated with a synopsis and release date of 2025.
In february Deadline prompted speculation that the film franchise would be revived after reporting that Brad Pitt’s production company, Plan B, would be directing the project, and saying it was in early development at Warner Bros.
