{"id":1502322,"date":"2022-06-03T10:49:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T14:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1502322"},"modified":"2022-06-03T10:49:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T14:49:13","slug":"former-disney-exec-there-is-huge-appetite-for-johnny-depps-return-to-pirates-post-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-disney-exec-there-is-huge-appetite-for-johnny-depps-return-to-pirates-post-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Disney Exec: \u2018There Is Huge Appetite\u2019 For Johnny Depp\u2019s Return To \u2018Pirates\u2019 Post-Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-disney-exec-there-is-huge-appetite-for-johnny-depps-return-to-pirates-post-verdict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1502322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>One former Walt Disney Studios executive said there\u2019s a \u201chuge appetite\u201d for Johnny Depp reprising his role in \u201cPirates of the Caribbean,\u201d especially post-verdict.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old actor just won $10.35 million in a defamation suit against ex-fiancee Amber Heard after a very public six-week legal battle in Virginia. It wasn\u2019t just money that Depp was after; he was seeking to restore his reputation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI absolutely believe post-verdict that \u2018Pirates\u2019 is primed for rebooting with Johnny as Capt. Jack back on board,\u201d a former Disney executive <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/former-disney-executive-thinks-johnny-depp-could-return-to-pirates-exclusive\/\">told<\/a> People. \u201cThere is just too much potential box-office treasure for a beloved character deeply embedded in the Disney culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith [producer] Jerry Bruckheimer riding high on the massive success of Tom Cruise in \u2018Top Gun: Maverick,\u2019 there is huge appetite for bringing back bankable Hollywood stars in massively popular franchises,\u201d the source continued.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Bruckheimer wants Depp or not, it may be impossible to get him back. The Golden Globe award-winning actor is angry over being let go from the franchise after Heard accused him of abuse even though he wasn\u2019t tried or convicted. During testimony, Depp said the studio rejecting him felt \u201clike somebody hit me in the back of the head with a 2\u00d74.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor further said he would never return to \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d even if Disney offered him \u201c$300 million and a million alpacas\u201d The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pirates-of-the-caribbean-producer-addresses-johnny-depps-potential-return\">reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCaptain Jack Sparrow was a character I built from the ground up and was something that I, of course, put a lot of [myself] into the character and also having worked on these films with these people and added much of myself, much of my own re-writing of the dialogue and scenes and jokes,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cI didn\u2019t quite understand how, after that long relationship and quite a successful relationship certainly for Disney, that suddenly I was guilty until proven innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Bruckheimer was asked about Depp\u2019s potential return earlier this month, he said he wasn\u2019t sure what would happen, but there were no plans to bring back Depp at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot at this point. The future is yet to be decided,\u201d the producer told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/the-inside-story-of-the-making-of-top-gun-maverick-cs79gww36\">The Sunday Times<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Depp doesn\u2019t believe he needs \u201cPirates\u201d or Captain Jack Sparrow to get his career back, though. The actor said in a statement after the verdict was read that the jury \u201cgave me my life back\u201d and the \u201cbest is yet to come\u201d for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One former Walt Disney Studios executive said there\u2019s a \u201chuge appetite\u201d for Johnny Depp reprising his role in \u201cPirates of the Caribbean,\u201d especially post-verdict.\u00a0 The 58-year-old actor just won $10.35 million in a defamation suit against ex-fiancee Amber Heard after a very public six-week legal battle in Virginia. 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