Could Pirates 4 Be Headed Towards Its Watery Tomb?
Well shit, there goes the surest thing Disney had going for them.
Despite having talked up the project for about two years now (going as far as dressing up in character at two Disney-related functions), Johnny Depp’s participation in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is now in question. This seems rather odd considering it appeared his deal had been signed, sealed and delivered for awhile now.
That apparently is not the case according to Captain Jack Sparrow himself. As he explains to the Los Angeles Times, a “potential deal” is in the cards that will ultimately depend upon the quality of the screenplay (being written by Pirates creators Terry Russio and Ted Elliott). So what the Hell exactly caused Depp to pull a 180 at the 11th Hour?
Long story short, the Mouse showed long-time chairman Dick Cook the door this past Friday much to the shock of…well everyone. Cook himself had quiet the “nice-guy” reputation among executives in town (a rare feat in that) and was pals with Depp. Furthermore, he was said to be the lone figure at Disney back in 2002 during the filming of the first Pirates film to support Depp’s performance after others were campaigning to get him off upon viewing dailies.
Now does this mean that Depp is in fact walking from the franchise? At the moment, No. But it sounds like his “I want to see a good script before I 100% commit to this” remark will be his outing if he so chooses to call it a day.
And as we all know, if Johnny Depp doesn’t return as Captain Jack Sparrow, then a fourth Pirates installment doesn’t happen. It’s as simple as that. Or the Mouse will just do a direct-to-video sequel with Russell Brand as Sparrow’s third cousin or something.
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