Reports that Johnny Depp is in negotiations to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series are untrue. The actor’s management has announced this.
The spokesperson called the report, which was put out by Australian showbiz site PopTopic, “fabricated” in a statement to NBC News. PopTopic had reported, based on an anonymous source, who is believed to be a Hollywood insider, that Disney had offered Depp $301 million for a return as pirate Jack Sparrow†
Pirates Of The CaribbeanBased on a popular Disney theme park attraction, is a hugely lucrative series for the film studio. The first five films grossed more than $4.5 billion between 2003 and 2017. It was the first franchise to have more than one film breaking the billion mark. For both Dead Man’s Chest (2006) as On Stranger Tides (2011) sold more than a billion dollars worth of movie tickets worldwide.
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