{"id":1529371,"date":"2022-06-27T13:04:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T17:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1529371"},"modified":"2022-06-27T13:04:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T17:04:14","slug":"disney-offering-johnny-depp-301-million-to-return-to-movie-franchise-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-offering-johnny-depp-301-million-to-return-to-movie-franchise-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Offering Johnny Depp $301 Million To Return To Movie Franchise: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fdisney-offering-johnny-depp-301-million-to-return-to-movie-franchise-report%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=1529371&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><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is reportedly set to return to Disney\u2019s \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d franchise after the entertainment giant offered Depp a whopping $301 million to return the role.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Depp was let go from the franchise in 2018 after starring in five movies, making the film\u2019s box office successes and some of the most\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/01\/31\/the-13-highest-grossing-film-franchises-at-the-box-office.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">profitable<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0movies of all time. A jury recently\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jury-awards-johnny-depp-15-million-but-hell-get-millions-less-heres-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">found<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that Amber Heard defamed Depp in an op-ed about domestic violence, published by The Washington Post in 2018. It was alleged that Depp was let go from \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d in part because of the claims made in that op-ed.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An insider\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/poptopic.com.au\/rumour\/johnny-depp-usd301-million-disney-deal-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">told<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the Australian outlet Poptopic that Disney is \u201cvery interested in patching up their relationship with Johnny Depp. They reached out to the actor prior to his defamation trial against Amber Heard and asked whether he would be interested in returning for another \u2018Pirates\u2019 film or two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI know corporate sent him a gift basket with a very heartfelt letter, but I\u2019m unsure how it was received,\u201d the source alleged. \u201cBut what I can tell you is that the studio has already penned up a draft for a film about Jack Sparrow \u2014 so they are very hopeful that Johnny will forgive them and return as his iconic character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Poplitic\u2019s insider, the company is \u201cprepping a deal for USD$301 million deal that will include a sizable donation to a charity of Depp\u2019s choice. The deal is reportedly for Johnny Depp to return as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6 and a spin-off Disney Plus series about the early life of the Captain of The Black Pearl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the defamation trial, Depp and his legal team repeatedly emphasized to the court that the actor filed the suit to clear his name, not necessarily for the money. The verdict found Heard culpable of defaming Depp by way of her damning Washington Post op-ed about domestic violence.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Following his legal victory, Depp\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jury-awards-johnny-depp-15-million-but-hell-get-millions-less-heres-why\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">said<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in a statement, \u201cSix years later, the jury gave me my life back \u2026 I am truly humbled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cFalse, very serious and criminal allegations were levied at me via the media, which triggered an endless barrage of hateful content, although no charges were ever brought against me,\u201d he added. \u201cIt had already traveled around the world twice within a nanosecond and it had a seismic impact on my life and my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the defamation trial, Depp said on the stand that he would not return to \u201cPirates\u201d for $300 million.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Disney\u2019s reported offer is above that claim.<\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">announced<\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0plans for kids\u2019 entertainment content.)<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is reportedly set to return to Disney\u2019s \u201cPirates of the Caribbean\u201d franchise after the entertainment giant offered Depp a whopping $301 million to return the role. Depp was let go from the franchise in 2018 after starring in five movies, making the film\u2019s box office successes and some of the most\u00a0profitable\u00a0movies &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1529439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1529371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1529371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1529439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1529371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1529371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}