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K.J. Yossman With swordfights, corsets, a sprinkle of magic and an array of truly magnificent hats (including one worn by a poodle), new Disney+ original series “Renegade Nell” has more than a touch in common with that other swashbuckling Disney staple “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Both are set at the turn of the 17th to 18th centuries and, as with “Pirates,” the period details in “Renegade Nell” abound. In Nov.

Pirates Of The Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed that a “reboot” to the franchise is underway, but some fans are disappointed to hear that one of its most iconic characters will not be returning.Speaking recently with ComicBook.com, Bruckheimer discussed the logistics behind revisiting popular films, including his 1986 film Top Gun, for which a sequel was made in 2022 with Top Gun: Maverick.Bruckheimer said: “You don’t know, you really don’t know. Because with Top Gun, you have an actor who is iconic and brilliant.

We’re finally getting an update on the future of Pirates of the Caribbean!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Pirates of the Caribbean” producer Jerry Bruckheimer said in a recent interview with ComicBook.com that the current plan is to “reboot” the beloved Disney adventure franchise, which has grossed $4.5 billion across five movies. Bruckheimer was fielding a question about the future of his hit franchises, which also includes the Tom Cruise-starring “Top Gun” series. “It’s hard to tell,” Bruckheimer said.

Game Of Thrones.In his memoir, Putting The Rabbit In The Hat, published two years ago, the Succession star addressed a number of near misses in his career, which included the opportunity to play Robert Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series.READ MORE: ‘Succession’ season four, episode one recap: deals, drama and divorce“I’m often asked if I was offered a role in Game of Thrones – reason being that every other bugger was – and the answer is, yes, I was supposed to be a king called Robert Baratheon,” he wrote.The actor explained that he turned down the role because the money wasn’t great and the character got killed off early.“There’s always been a tendency of American productions to treat British actors differently from American actors,” he said. “In other words, to get them cheap.”Cox also rejected the part of the governor in Pirates Of The Caribbean, a role that eventually went to Jonathan Pryce.

Johnny Depp has played so many iconic characters throughout his career, but he’s definitely best known for his role as Jack Sparrow in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin is opening up about the Pirates of the Caribbean reboot he had been developing at Disney which he initially thought the studio would pass on due to it being “too weird.”

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Craig Mazin recently told the Los Angeles Times that the script for “Pirates of the Caribbean 6” is so weird he is surprised Disney actually bought it. Variety reported in summer 2020 that Disney was in early development on two “Pirates” movies: A reboot led by Margot Robbie and a sixth film in the original franchise written by Mazin and Ted Elliott, the latter of whom co-wrote the first four “Pirates” movies.

Johnny Depp this week honored the memory of an 11-year-old with a rare heart condition who was a huge "Pirates of the Caribbean" fan.  "Sail on my fellow captain!! You honored us with your life," The 60-year-old actor who reprised his role as Captain Jack Sparrow last year in a YouTube Video for Kori Stovell in connection with Make-A-Wish, wrote on his Instagram Story Tuesday. "You humbled and amazed us with the courage and strength to be able to smile through it all." He added, "You’ve shown every one of us how to stay ahead of the curve with grace, humor, an incomprehensible understanding and unparalleled dignity.

Johnny Depp isn’t against making a comeback at Disney.

Does Disney want Johnny Depp back for more Pirates of the Caribbean movies — and is he the one saying NO???

Johnny Depp may once again take on the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean film, an insider close to the movie has suggested.The actor played the lead role in all five of the movies in the franchise, which kicked off in 2003 with The Curse Of The Black Pearl. However, following the last movie — 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales — Depp allegedly parted ways with Disney, and would no longer be taking on the character for any further projects.This split came in light of the recent trials between the actor and ex-wife Amber Heard, who claimed that the Hollywood A-lister had physically and emotionally abused her.The conflict between Depp and Heard initiated in 2019, when Depp sued Heard for defamation, following a 2018 op-ed piece she had written for The Washington Post, claiming she was a victim of domestic abuse.The Aquaman actress then countersued Depp the following year, and the case soon made headlines after it went to trial in 2022.Two trials were held, one in the UK and one in the US.

The return of Jack Sparrow isn’t out of the question.

Johnny Depp returns to cinemas this year for the first time since 2020 in his new historical-fiction movie Jeanne du Barry. However, the former Pirates of the Caribbean star was supposed to hit silver screens a lot sooner than that in the 2022 Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Depp played the villain Gellert Grindelwald in the first film in the series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and reprised his role in the follow-up, The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Keira Knightley has ruled out a return to the Pirates of the Caribbean series, saying she wouldn’t want to change her character’s departure in the series.The Boston Strangler actor has stated she’s happy with how her character from the franchise, Elizabeth Swann, ended her run in the series. Knightley was asked about the potential of her return by Entertainment Tonight, to which she responded: “I mean, she sailed away so nicely. She sailed away in brilliant style.”The first movie in the series turns 20 this year, and helped to launch Knightley’s career alongside her turn in early work like Bend It Like Beckham.

 ship seems to have sailed for Keira Knightley! ET spoke to Knightley at the premiere of her new Hulu original movie, — out Friday — where she explained why she wouldn't make a return to the beloved Disney franchise.«What about Elizabeth Swan?» Knightley joked when asked if she would re-join the crew, given  producer, Jerry Bruckheimer's recent comments about bringing back the saga, potentially with Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow at the helm. «I mean, she sailed away so nicely. She sailed away in brilliant style.»As for what she remembers about the franchise's first film which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, Knightly said, not «very much.»«It sort of launched me out of a rocket, really, as far as my career went,» she shared.

Johnny Depp may be returning to the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise in its next instalment.Depp, who’s faced a number of years in the Hollywood wilderness following legal troubles with ex-wife Amber Heard, has been the face of the films as Captain Jack Sparrow. And, now it seems that the producer behind the swashbuckling blockbuster series, Jerry Bruckheimer, has hinted that Depp may return to the role in a sixth Pirates film.Bruckheimer was on the red carpet at the Oscars this week for his work on Top Gun: Maverick, and during a Q&A with Entertainment Tonight he revealed he’d “love” for Depp to return in the next Pirates movie.Asked if he could say anything about the new film in the Disney-owned series, Bruckheimer said: “We’re all working on it [the next Pirates film].

Prince William and Kate Middleton's wax figurines in Poland have caused quite a stir online. The Prince and Princess of Wales have been featured in the Krakow Wax Museum for a while, but they just recently went viral after a TikTok user took her followers through the "worst wax museum in Poland." In the video, the TikTok user showed figurines of William, 40, and Middleton, 41, as well as the late Queen Elizabeth II and the late Prince Philip, Mike Tyson, Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow and more. Middleton's figure was featured in all white outfit while William's donned a red ceremonial uniform.

more than 13.5 million views.“Come with me to the worst wax museum in Poland,” invites influencer Becka Blackburn in the clip.For the uninitiated, the Krakow Wax Museum — which boasts a measly 2.5 stars out of five on TripAdvisor — has become an international laughingstock for its dodgy celebrity wax figures, which are notorious for looking nothing like their subject matter. Highlights depicted in the video include a cock-eyed Donald Trump, a jaundiced Jack Sparrow and a David Guetta that looks more like the DJ and producer’s Cro Magnon ancestor.However, none hold a candle to the botched doppelgängers of Prince William, 40, and his wife, Kate Middleton, 41, who were infamously ripped in Prince Harry’s 2023 tell-all memoir “Spare.”Their less-than-flattering wax “lookalikes” depict Kate Middleton boasting a preternaturally large forehead and blond — rather than brown — hair.

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Johnny Depp is set to return to Pirates of the Caribbean as Jack Sparrow, according to reports.

Disney’s Margot Robbie-led Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff has been killed by the studio, per the Oscar-nominated actress.

Savvy? With Johnny Depp making headlines as he revives his career after winning his defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard, and talks of a potential sixth film in the Pirates franchise, fans are wondering whether the Edward Scissorhands star will reprise his role as the iconic Captain Jack Sparrow.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.Depp played Captain Jack Sparrow across five films in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, with the last being 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales.According to TMZ, the world’s largest costume retailer, Halloweencostumes.com, has seen sales spike by 90 per cent for Jack Sparrow outfits this year.The retailer sells two different costumes of the character – a basic one for $85 to $95 (£75 to £84), and a premium one for $245 to $299 (£216 to £264). According to the outlet, stocks have already been depleted by more than 85 per cent.The sales boost comes after Depp’s trial against ex-wife Heard earlier this year, where the actor sued Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed in The Washington Post.The trial concluded in June with the jury siding with Depp, who was awarded $10million (£8million) in compensatory damages and $5million in punitive damages.

according to Halloweencostumes.com.Depp — who has regained the spotlight since he won his defamation trial against Amber Heard in June — was forced by Disney to walk the plank and quit the “Pirates” franchise. The Halloween outlet has several different types of Jack Sparrow costumes for those who wish to imitate the pirate this year.

Pirates of the Caribbean that would not star Johnny Depp, the actor also made it clear during his defamation trial it would take “a million alpacas” and more to get him back to play Captain Jack Sparrow. Still, while he may not want to return for the next sequel (despite the still-viral Pirates of the Caribbean 6 petition), he also is still game to embody the infamous character for fans.  In fact, in a recent video that went viral online, Depp brought up the line from the first Pirates film in which he and Keira Knightley.

Pirates of the Caribbean movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl was a massive hit, even if some of the movie's co-stars, like Kiera Knightly, did not expect the success.  That first Pirates movie birthed a billion dollar franchise for Disney. There are a number of iconic characters and scenes in the film, but one of the best, without question, is the first meeting of Orlando Bloom's Will Turner and Johnny Depp's super popular Captain Jack Sparrow.

Brian Cox admits he "feels sorry" for Amber Heard following her highly publicised defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp.

2022 MTV Video Music Awards. A source close to the production of the show confirmed to The Post that the 59-year-old star will dress up as a real-life Moon Person, the silver astronaut statue that VMA winners are awarded.

Shiver me timbers! The sixth Pirates of the Caribbean film was first announced as a possibility in 2010, but fans are still waiting for answers about when — or if — the movie will ever premiere.