If this ludicrous sum wasn't indication enough that reports were false, Johnny Depp's team have also gone out of their way to categorically put the rumors to bed, and state that he wouldn't return " even for $300 million and a million alpacas" ( via .uk).
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Despite false reports that the actor was considering a return now that the defamation trial has concluded, the proposed $301 million fee is over twice the total budget of Curse of the Black Pearl. Depp has repeatedly stated he has little to no interest in revisiting the role after he was dropped by the studio.
The decision doesn't only lay with Disney, either. Speculation on Depp's rehiring will never truly die, at least not while promotional tie-ins (like the Sea of Thieves/ Pirates of the Caribbean crossover) still rely on Jack Sparrow to spark fan interest.
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Related: Jack Sparrow Just Made His Disney Movie Return Pirates of the Caribbean 6 is still in the works, and as a brand it's recognizable enough that a strong enough new Pirates movie could ensure its survivability without Jack Sparrow. Yes, it was the least successful, but an estimated $565 million profit is still a healthy return for a movie and more than enough further investment in reworking the franchise instead of abandoning it. Despite Dead Men Tell No Tales being the least successful of the franchise, it still managed to net $795 million gross internationally from a budget of $230 million. Box office sales aren't everything, and the number of discussions online about the potential Pirates of the Caribbean in which Matthew McConaughey could have played Jack Sparrow may be a sign that writing him off as a replacement because of The Dark Tower would be a missed opportunity for Disney.ĭisney isn't willing to give up on the Pirates of the Caribbean series. The alternate Black Pearl where McConaughey, rather than Depp, asked why the rum's gone has been speculated over by many since the actor's rise in popularity. Still, studio execs and fans aren't always on the same page. Related: Why Pirates of the Caribbean’s Captain Teague Was A Mistake Instead, despite Stephen King’s It succeeding and breaking box office records that same year, The Dark Tower crashed and burned. It was intended to be a franchise-spawning action/horror blockbuster. The Dark Tower's failure, in particular, isn't a great sign for McConaughey’s chances of taking over the Pirates of the Caribbean role.
Outside of Chris Nolan's 2014 sci-fi adventure Interstellar, the actor’s most recent major movies Serenity and The Dark Tower were both critical and financial failures that show he may not have the pull to hold a major tentpole franchise together.
Related: POTC Prequels Can Fix The Franchise's Jack Sparrow Problem Mads Mikkelsen If Disney decides to keep the character and recast the role, who can replace Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow? Disney has indicated they may take the franchise in a new Jack-Sparrow-free direction, but this isn't a guarantee. There's no such thing as impossible, but the chances that Johnny Depp, who played Jack Sparrow, will be back as his old character are close to it. Despite this movement, the schism between Disney and Depp was exposed as being incredibly wide, especially during his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. A combination of Depp’s tumultuous personal life and the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie’s underperformance led Disney to distance him from the franchise, although the actor’s fanbase campaigned for the Jack Sparrow actor to be reinstated in the role. Will Johnny Depp return as Jack Sparrow for Pirates of the Caribbean 6? According to both Depp and Disney, no.
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