Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp’s most renowned film franchise, will continue without him, since it has been announced that another installment is in the works, with Margot Robbie as the lead. In his Virginia trial evidence, the actor disclosed his answer to whether he would ever return as Captain Jack Sparrow again if Disney offered him a large deal.
While the actor claims that Amber Heard’s 2018 op-ed on being a domestic violence survivor harmed his career, the actress’ attorney disclosed that the actor was being replaced as Jack Sparrow even before the op-ed was published. Addressing the issue in court, Depp stated, “Disney was attempting to break relationships to be safe.”
The actor was also questioned whether it was true that he did not want to return to the franchise, to which he replied, “that is true.” When asked if his decision would stay the same even if Disney offered a large offer, the actor said affirmatively. Variety reported a court discussion between Heard’s attorney, Ben Rottenborn, and Depp “The truth is, Mr. Depp if Disney offered you $300 million and a million alpacas, nothing on this planet would entice you to return to work with Disney on a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ picture. “Is that correct?” Depp said. “That is correct.”
With this statement, Depp said unequivocally that the chapter of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and Jack Sparrow’s part is closed for him. Regarding the actor’s previous projects, his most recent scandal concerned his dismissal from the Fantastic Beasts franchise, in which he played Gellert Grindelwald. For the third installment of the franchise, the actor was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen.
Source: pinkvilla