‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ producer rules out killing Jack Sparrow: ‘We tried. It didn’t work’

“Pirates of the Caribbean” is one of the most popular film franchises of the first decade of the 2000s, but despite having good box office results in its five installments and having a large fandom behind it, the saga has been around for five years. adrift. Since the premiere of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge’, not only has no other project been released, but the plans for its future have not been very clear. One of the usual producers of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ has decided to address some details about the future of the franchise, including the possible return of Johnny Depp or the film starring Margot Robbie.

Depp’s fate in the saga has been in unknown waters for years due to all the controversies that arose following the various legal processes between him and Amber Heard, his ex-wife. Disney has decided to part the franchise with the actor, who stars in all five ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movies as legendary pirate Jack Sparrow. Now that the tide of controversy seems to have subsided, many fans of the series and Depp are wondering if he will ever return to play the pirate. Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of the saga, shared his opinion on the matter for The Hollywood Reporter: “You should ask Disney. I can’t answer that question. I really don’t know. I’d love to have him in the film. He’s a friend, a great actor and it’s a shame that personal life affects everything we do.”

After these statements, it is unknown whether Depp will get on the boat again, but his fans can take comfort in the fact that one of the franchise’s biggest producers wants him back. Regarding the possibility of confirming the character’s death in a future installment and officially ending the adventures of Jack Sparrow, Bruckheimer balked at this idea: “You can’t. We tried to kill him. It didn’t work.”

It was announced in June 2020 that Disney was working on a new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ adventure starring and executive produced by Margot Robbie, but there has been little to no information since then. Even the actress herself said a month ago that she thinks Disney doesn’t want to continue with plans for this film. But Bruckheimer, as he did a couple of weeks ago, confirmed that the idea is still valid: “She’s alive for me. She’s alive for Disney… we think we’re going to make it, it’s a very strong story.”

the future is young

Jerry Bruckheimer wanted to briefly retrace where the next two films in the saga are, one starring young characters and another by women, with Margot Robbie in front. The producer explains that the process of bringing the next adventure of “Pirates of the Caribbean” is difficult, but that they are approaching the next installment which, as he indicated, is the one focused on young people, of which they have a good script. As for Margot Robbie’s film, he confirms once again that it’s in development, but still needs more work.