Johnny Depp Unsure About Pirates 4?
By Krystal Clark
Yesterday we informed you of Disney Chairman Dick Cook‘s resignation from his longstanding position at the studio. Cook had been with Disney for 38 years and was the man behind some of the companies biggest success stories. Almost 24 hours after the announcement, a minor backlash has begun and many actors who worked with the former Chairman are wondering where their future with the studio lies.
Even Johnny Depp, Disney’s own Jack Sparrow has reacted to the story and he is not a happy pirate.
According to the LATimes, Johnny Depp said that Cook was the only executive who had faith in his unusual portrayal of Captain Jack in Pirates of the Caribbean.
“He’s instantly trustworthy. And you generally don’t meet people at the studios you trust. He’s a rare beast,” Depp told the LA Times. “When things went a little sideways on the first Pirates movie and others at the studio were less than enthusiastic about my interpretation of the character, Dick was there from the first moment. He trusted me.”
Depp had a close and endearing relationship with the former Chairman, and his absence will definitely be felt when it comes time to film Pirates 4. With that being said, suddenly the actor’s faith in the project has been somewhat shaken.
“There’s a fissure, a crack in my enthusiasm at the moment,” Depp said. “It was all born in that office.”
He also went on to say that his role in the upcoming film is still in the negotiation stages and his agreement to do the movie depends on how good the script is.
I was under the impression that Depp already signed a contract for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and in return he got a boatload of money for it? The studio already has a lot of the pre-production stuff for the film underway, so the uncertainty in his tone worries me. Johnny can’t abandoned Pirates at this point, can he?
What do you think of Johnny Depp’s possible departure from Pirates 4? Could the studio continue without him?
Sunday, September 20, 2009 6:01PM
Johnny is Capt. Jack. Without him no interest in seeing the film. Disney knows that he was the one who made them their money. The old saying is true if it ain't broke don't fix it. Johnny Depp is and will always be the PERFECT FIT.
Sunday, September 20, 2009 10:52PM
It would be a big problem if Johnny resigned the role. I think nobody imagines anybody else as capt. Jack. Unless the producers don't allow him to interpret the role in his own way… Then he may give up. But I don't think so. He's deeply involved in this project and the producers aren't any despots and should have respect to him. Am I right?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 9:29PM
No Johnny Depp=no Jack Sparrow=no Pirates #4!
Thursday, September 24, 2009 5:58PM
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Friday, September 25, 2009 9:23AM
Captain Jack Sparrow is Johnny Depp and Johnny is Jack.. This is not a cookie cutter role that you can throw any Tom Dick or Harry in and think it's going to work.. IT WON'T!!! Johnny Depp took a character off of a page.. that was just a plain Jane pirate… and turned him into this multilayer guy that the world fell in love with! Jack can do no wrong.. If Disney thinks they can put someone else in that role.. FORGET IT!!!!!!
Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:14PM
I think most of the people they might want to cast as Jack Sparrow are Johnny's friends who wouldn't accept the role out of respect for Johnny and his integrity.
Monday, September 28, 2009 6:33PM
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Thursday, October 8, 2009 5:23PM
JOHNNY DEPP WILL REMAIN CAPTAIN JOHNNY DEPP!!!!!!!! WID OUT HIM………MOVIE IS GONE IN DA DUSTBIN. LUV HIM SO M UCH!!!!!!!!! MUAHZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:58PM
Johnny Depp should remain Captin Jack Sparrow, Johnny is the FUNNIEST PERSON IN THE MOVIE. He's the Heart and the Soul in the Movie. All my friends LOVE HIM and don't want him to go… Why would he want to leave NOW!!!
Saturday, February 20, 2010 3:16PM
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Friday, April 16, 2010 4:26PM
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010 9:28AM
oh shut it! johnny depp should be in this movie. he's the main character though. william and elizabeth are not part of the movie at #4, then captain sparrow will be gone too? HECK! even my other favorite character like ragetti is not aboard also (*sigh).
how i wish there will be another POTC movie that the original cast is all complete. : '(
i miss them already. T~T