The next film in the franchise will be led by actress Margot Robbie
Johnny Depp immortalized the pirate Jack Sparrow of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise in a performance that went on to earn him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in 2003. Despite fans’ desire to see him again in the role of the pirate, he has made it clear that he has no plans to return to the franchise. But will the legal battle against Amber Heard influenced that decision?
During an interrogation in court where he faces his ex-wife, depp stated that he would not return to the franchise, not even if Disney offered him a $300 million contract.
In this ocasion, Ben Rottenbornlawyer of heardquestioned the claim that depp, who justified the loss of his role in “Pirates of the Caribbean” because of his ex-wife. The lawyer pointed out inconsistency in the actor’s speech, as he would not return to the franchise anyway.
“The fact is, Mr. Depp, if Disney came to you with $300 million and a million alpacas, nothing in this world would make you go back and work with them on another Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Correct?‘ asked the lawyer. “That’s true, Mr. rottenborn“, he responded depp.
Johnny Depp sued his ex-wife Amber Heard for defamation. According to the actor, the allegations made by the actress in a Washington Post editorial “destroyed your career and reputation“. Already heard sued the actor for “years of abuse and harassment” during the wedding.
After seven weeks of depositions and nearly four-day deliberations, the jury, made up of seven people, whose identity must be preserved for a year, announced this Tuesday (1st) the verdict in the case involving the actors and ex-couple. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
Depp was seeking $50 million in damages over an article by Amber Heard on domestic violence published in the “Washington Post” in 2018, claiming that he had been defamed by his ex-wife. Although both lost the case, depp won and will receive US$ 10 million in heardbut he will also have to pay the actress $2 million.
Recently, fans of Johnny Depp created a petition asking for the actor to return to the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise, taking on the role of the wizard again. Gerard grindelwadwho lived in “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”, released in 2018.
“Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secret” is now available in the HBO Max catalogue.
Source: cinebuzz
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