Johnny Depp was caught by reporters chatting up about the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides sharing a little bit about his role in the film.
Johnny Depp told reporters that he would be among the very few cast members returning for the next Pirates of the Caribbean films, but insisted that the sequels wouldn’t be a one-man show. “There’s no Keira or Orlando in there,” he explained Saturday at a press conference in Hollywood, Calif. “[But] I don’t know. I don’t think we’d ever throw too much Jack Sparrow in there. There will be a little bit of everybody.”
Depp was easily the best part of the Pirates films, and his character was pivitol to the goings on, but was just one ingredient in the stew that made the film great.
I say film (singular) because I enjoyed the crap out of the first movie and am completely indifferent of the complicated mess that was the following two. Not terrible, but not as good as they could have been.
Anyways, in spite of all that I am still eager to see more Pirates films, and encouraged to hear that this will not be a Sparrow-centric film. I am sure he will be essential to the plot, but that we would be introduced to a bevvy of new cast mates is intriguing indeed.
Its long been known that Keira and Orlando were being left alone as their story is irrevocably done. But he does say that Sparrow will be of the few to return. I would suspect Barbosa, as well as crewmates Pintel and Ragetti will be present. And I think there will be a missed opportunity to not catch up with Anamaria (played by the now super popular Zoe Saldana), perhaps captaining her own ship.
Depp also continues in the interview to say that he is not disillusioned with the franchise over the firing of his friend and Disney honcho Dick Cook (who got him the Pirates gig to begin with) saying that Cook and him chatted about it (presumably after his quoted reaction) and he is happy with the angle they are approaching the new film.
