Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow axed from Pirates Of The Caribbean to bring in 'new energy'
After 14 long years of portraying Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp has officially been axed from the ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ franchise in an effort to herald in a “new energy.” It is understood that Disney producers met with ‘Deadpool' writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to discuss the script for a reboot.
The Hollywood Reporter quotes Disney's production chief Sean Bailey as saying, "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."
Talks about Depp's departure had begun with scriptwriter Stuart Beattie’s interview with the Daily Mail back in October, wherein he said, "I think he's had a great run. Obviously, he's made that character his own and it's become the character he's most famous for now. And kids all over the world love him as that character so I think it's been great for him, it's been great for us, so I'm just very, very happy about it."
