Disney’s executive has confirmed that Johnny Depp, who plays the character, Captain Jack Sparrow, will no longer be a part of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
According to the Independent, the studio’s production chief, Sean Bailey, was speaking about the previously announced reboot – set to be written by Deadpool‘s Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese – when he was asked whether the series could survive without Depp.
Rather than deny the reports, Bailey said “We want to bring in a new energy and vitality. I love the [Pirates] movies, but part of the reason Paul and Rhett are so interesting is that we want to give it a kick in the pants. And that’s what I’ve tasked them with.”
WuzupNaija further gathered that during a red carpet interview in October, the original film’s screenwriter, Stuart Beattie, called Depp’s time on the franchise “a great run.”
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Depp has played the role of Sparrow in five films across 14 years, which have accumulated box office takings of over $4.5 billion, making it the twelfth biggest franchise of all time.
His personality in the Pirates Of Carribean has been comical, deceitful, shrewd, leader, eccentric, handsome, brave, heroic and calculating
In the films, Sparrow is one of the nine pirate lords in the Brethren Court, the Pirate Lords of the Seven Seas. He can be treacherous and survives mostly by using wit and negotiation rather than by force, opting to flee most dangerous situations and to fight only when necessary.
Sparrow is introduced seeking to regain his ship, the Black Pearl, from his mutinous first mate, Hector Barbossa. Later he attempts to escape his blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones while fighting the East India Trading Company.
