Johnny Depp Says He Wanted to Give Jack Sparrow a ‘Proper Goodbye’
25.04.2022 - 21:49
/ variety.com
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterJohnny Depp testified Monday that he wanted to keep making “Pirates of the Caribbean” films because he wanted to give a “proper goodbye” to Jack Sparrow and the other characters in the franchise.Depp took the stand for the fourth day in a courtroom in Fairfax, Va., where his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard is ongoing. Depp alleges that he was dropped from the “Pirates” franchise after Heard wrote a December 2018 op-ed in which she alluded to allegations of domestic abuse.
He denies those allegations and is seeking $50 million in damages.On cross-examination last week, Heard’s attorney Ben Rottenborn asked whether Depp had in fact been fired before the op-ed ran, which would undercut Depp’s case. He also asked about statements Depp had made suggesting he was unhappy with the series and would not want to play Jack Sparrow again.
On redirect examination on Monday, Depp’s attorney Jessica Meyers sought to establish that Depp was still interested in making the sixth installment in the franchise in late 2018.“My feeling was that these characters should be able to have their proper goodbye,” Depp testified. “There’s a way to end a franchise like that… I planned on continuing until it was time to stop.”The fifth “Pirates” film, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” was released in 2017.
Depp said he was subsequently approached by the creative team to take part in writing the screenplay for the sixth “Pirates” movie. Depp has testified that the project is now in “dangle mode.”During cross-examination, Rottenborn asked about an October 2018 report in the Daily Mail — two months before the op-ed — which indicated he had been fired as Jack Sparrow due to “financial issues
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