Earlier in the week it was reported that Disney has enlisted Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen a “reboot” of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and now it seems we may have confirmation that we’ve seen the last of Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow.
During an interview with The Daily Mail, original Pirates of the Caribbean screenwriter Stuart Beattie reportedly confirmed Depp’s departure from the series, with Beattie stating that: “I think he’s had a great run. Obviously, he’s made that character his own and it’s become the character he’s most famous for now. And kids all over the world love him as that character. So I think it’s been great for him, it’s been great for us, so I’m just very, very happy about it.”
Depp has portrayed Captain Jack Sparrow in five Pirates of the Caribbean movies, which have pulled in a combined $4.5 billion in worldwide box office receipts. The latest however, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, saw a dip in takings compared to its three predecessors; add in the bad press that’s surrounded Depp in recent times, and it is perhaps understandable why Disney feels the need to freshen up the franchise. However, whether a Pirates movie can succeed without its star attraction remains to be seen.
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What are your thoughts on the Pirates of the Caribbean reboot? Have you any interest? Let us know in the comments below…
Lucky Alexander says
There is no such thing as “replacing” Depp. Johnny Depp is Captain Jack Sparrow and that’s all she wrote. But to phrase it that he has somehow not been a part of the decision isn’t fair. I’m sure Depp feels he’s gone about as far as he wants to go with Sparrow. After all, he has other adventures beyond the horizon. He’s busy!
Dave says
Honestly, he was rubbish in them anyway.
shaktivairahs says
No Pirates without Sparrow.
The last didn’t do so well because it lacked a lot it made Pirates before:
The words, puns, gimmicks and actions that made the first 3 a success, all were missing with the safe and Barbossa a lazy überpirate being the fun exception.
We particularly disliked the fact that the mystery of Sparrow having so much luck or being a covert-genius was solved by an artifact. It meant he wasn’t important or interesting any longer as he was already stripped of all that made him worthwhile. I was hoping the Black Pearl would return its crew. So much wasn’t used.
There was so little fun. You killed the Sparrow.
We will not forget!
Steven Weaver says
This should be the end of it, recasting would be a bad move. Just give it a rest and try something new with the theme
reindeer says
There were other pirates movies and they were flops. It was Jack Sparrow who brought humour and some sort of craziness. Without him there will be no more success.