Disney Prepares To Replace Johnny Depp In 'pirates Of The Caribbean' Franchise

Christopher Campbell, MTV Movies Blog
Mon, 09/28/2009 - 9:30am

Following the recent departure of Disney studio chief Dick Cook, Johnny Depp admitted to being less enthusiastic about returning to the role of Captain Jack Sparrow for "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" ("Pirates" part 4, for those who lost count). And the fans in turn admitted that they'd give up on the franchise [...]

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Topics: captain jack sparrow casting dick cook johnny depp pirates of the caribbean pirates of the caribbean 4 pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides

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