‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Producer Desires Johnny Depp To Return As Captain Jack Sparrow

Johnny Depp may return to the upcoming ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ movie — that’s if the choice had been as much as the producer.

Depp portrayed Jack Sparrow in all 5 ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies, together with ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl’ (2003), ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Useless Man’s Chest’ (2006), ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s Finish’ (2007), ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ (2011), and ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Useless Males Inform No Tales’ (2017).

Throughout the trial, Heard’s legal professional, Ben Rottenborn, requested the actor: “The very fact is, Mr. Depp, if Disney got here to you with $300 million and 1,000,000 alpacas, nothing on this earth would get you to return and work with Disney on a ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie? Appropriate?”

To which Depp confirmed he would by no means return as Jack Sparrow, stating, “That’s true, Mr. Rottenborn.”

Amber Heard accused Johnny Depp of bodily and sexual abuse all through their relationship in an op-ed. Shortly after, Depp sued her for defamation, and the 2 battled it out in a six-week trial.

In line with the ‘Aquaman’ actress, Depp would turn into verbally and bodily abusive when beneath the affect of medication and alcohol, and would throw objects, shove her, and hit her. She additionally described an alleged incident in Australia the place Depp reportedly turned violent and sexually assaulted her.

Depp denied all accusations and claimed Heard was the abuser within the relationship.

After practically two days of deliberation, the jury decided that Heard acted with precise malice when writing her op-ed and awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages in his defamation go well with.

Whereas Depp seemingly stated that no sum of money may get him to return as Jack Sparrow, producer Jerry Bruckheimer nonetheless needs the actor would come again.

“It is a reboot, but when it was as much as me, [Depp] can be in it,” Bruckheimer instructed Leisure Weekly of the upcoming undertaking.

“I really like him. He is a very good pal. He is an incredible artist and he is a singular look,” Bruckheimer added. “He created Captain Jack. That was not on the web page, that was him doing a bit of Pepé Le Pew and Keith Richards. That was his interpretation of Jack Sparrow.”

At the moment, there is no such thing as a phrase on whether or not Depp will seem within the upcoming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ undertaking.

A number of years in the past, when talking with Heavy Journal Australia, Johnny Depp referred to as his iconic character “pure” and admitted that he seems like himself when portraying Jack Sparrow.

“Due to his irreverence, there’s a purity to Jack [Sparrow]. There’s simply one thing about him that makes him simply say no matter comes out of his mouth after which he offers with it,” he stated on the time. “Then he realizes it about 5 and a half seconds later as a result of he’s fairly scrambled up high. He can get away with issues that all of us want that we may get away with and I really feel that when I’m enjoying Captain Jack.”

“There’s a actual security in enjoying him for me as a result of I (goes into Captain Jack’s voice) I can at all times reply again completely,” he added.

Final yr, a supply near the actor instructed PEOPLE Journal that whereas Depp beforehand stated he felt betrayed by Disney, he may probably come again for extra movies.

“Something is feasible,” the insider stated on the time. “If it’s the fitting undertaking, he’ll do it.”

Shortly after, Disney Studio Movement Image Manufacturing president Sean Bailey addressed the way forward for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ films, claiming Depp would match proper in.

“We expect now we have a very good, thrilling story that honors the movies which have come earlier than but additionally has one thing new to say,” he instructed the New York Occasions.