Johnny Depp Wanted To Write Pirates Of The Caribbean 6 To Give Jack Sparrow Proper Ending

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, the angry ex-lovers, are presently locked in a vicious legal battle in Virginia. After the Aquaman actress claimed to be a survivor of abuse in a 2018 Washington Post piece, Disney terminated Depp’s contract, putting an end to the Captain Jack Sparrow actor’s career.

Before Disney fired Johnny Depp on domestic abuse charges, he discussed his original plans to assist in the creation of Pirates of the Caribbean 6. In his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, the actor revealed specifics regarding his termination.

The current case filed against Heard is worth $50 million, as Depp seeks to resurrect his reputation and career. Depp’s exclusion from Pirates of the Caribbean 6 is only one of many setbacks. Depp was also asked by Warner Bros. to leave the Fantastic Beasts franchise, in which he played Grindelwald, Albus Dumbledore’s former lover-turned-enemy in the Harry Potter spinoff.

Depp and his lawyers are now battling Heard in a defamation suit, saying that the allegations of physical and sexual abuse detailed in the Washington Post piece are false. The court proceedings are being shown live on CBS News, and many people are tuned in to see Depp provide a more thorough account of his experience, including the aftermath from his firing by Disney.

Captain Jack Sparrow has become the most beloved character in the Pirates of the Caribbean films for many fans, and the actor reveals his shock and confusion at losing the role so abruptly. Depp stated that he not only intended to stay in the franchise as long as it would allow him, but that he also wanted to be a part of determining the perfect ending for the films.

I didn’t quite understand how after that long relationship and quite a successful relationship, certainly for Disney, that suddenly I was guilty until proven innocent… I, in fact, had been approached to take part in writing Pirates 6… my feeling was that these characters should be able to have their proper goodbye, as it were. A franchise can only last for so long, and there’s a way to end a franchise like that. And I thought that the characters deserved… to end their franchise on a very good note. I planned on continuing until it was time to stop.

While there had been rumors for some time that Disney was gathering negative publicity on Depp, the actor did not face any consequences until Heard’s op-ed was published in 2018. Before any proof was found against him, the actor was barred from participating in any future Pirates of the Caribbean films. As Depp points out, he was sentenced without the opportunity to prove his innocence and clear his name.

The actor and his fans were taken aback by Disney’s decision, which ended a nearly 20-year association between Depp and the studio. Following Depp’s firing, the company’s intentions for the sixth Pirates picture evolved, with the studio focusing on the new characters from the fifth film, as well as a female lead to replace Jack Sparrow.

Although development on the picture has been nearly non-existent in the aftermath of the controversies surrounding Depp and Heard, Margot Robbie will play the role. Over 700,000 people have signed a petition demanding that Jack Sparrow return in Pirates of the Caribbean 6, demonstrating the public’s opposition to Disney’s new approach.

Even if the company changes its mind and renegotiates with the original actor, Depp insists he will never reprise his role as Jack Sparrow in another Pirates film. Disney must now determine how to proceed with the property while also dealing with backlash for firing Depp in the first place.

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