Goodbye Jack Sparrow! Johnny Depp Won't Join The Pirates Of The Caribbean

Johnny Depp (Disney)

JAKARTA - Actor Johnny Depp has revealed that he will not be playing Jack Sparrow in the Disney franchise, The Pirates of the Caribbean. He shared this fact in the defamation trial against Amber Heard on Wednesday, April 20 local time.

In court, Johnny Depp confirmed that Disney fired him from Pirates of the Caribbean 6 days after Heard's Washington Post article was released. Although Depp has not made a statement or denied the allegations.

It is known that Amber Heard wrote an article for the Washington Post and recounted her life. He didn't mention Johnny Depp but he referred to the actor as a "wife beater".

"I don't know but it doesn't surprise me. Two years have passed since the world talked about me as a wife-beater. I'm sure Disney is trying to be safe. The #MeToo movement was rolling fast at the time," Johnny Depp said, citing Variety.

Apart from that, Depp also explained that Disney was still selling merchandise for Jack Sparrow, the iconic character he played.

"They (Disney) didn't erase my character. They didn't stop selling Jack Sparrow dolls. They don't stop selling anything. They just don't want any traces of me there," Johnny Depp said.

Attorney Ben Rottenborn then asked if Johnny Depp would return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

"Mr Depp. If Disney came to you with 300 million dollars and a million alpacas, there is nothing in the world that could make you work with Disney on the Pirates of the Caribbean movie? Is it true?" asked Rotterborn.

"That's true," replied Johnny Depp firmly.

Disney is currently producing Pirates of the Caribbean 6 as well as a new reboot starring Margot Robbie. But they have not announced who will play Jack Sparrow considering Depp will not be back.