photos / Internet States, United-Disney is preparing the return of Pirates of the Caribbean intending to revitalize the franchise with a new film that did not have a with Johnny Depp. The legendary Jack Sparrow will lose is the next film, and not hiring will save a significant amount of money to the study.
If the actor to repeat like Captain Sparrow, his salary would amount to $ 90 million, according to Forbes. The latest installment of the franchise, the revenge of Salazar, had a budget of $ 220 million, of which one third was to pay to the emoluments of Depp. Despite being a blockbuster, with less than 800 million dollars of revenue, the film was the least grossing of the four Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, just above the first installment of the franchise premiered in 2003.
Disney last month confirmed plans to restart the franchise Pirates of the Caribbean with the screenwriters of Deadpool 2, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who are preparing a plot distanced from the stories of Captain Sparrow.
In addition to the savings in production costs, it is rumored that exclusion of Depp is also an attempt of Disney by disassociated from the actor after allegations of domestic violence launched by the ex-wife of the interpreter, Amber Heard.
Depp has participated in five deliveries of Pirates of the Caribbean, and was even nominated for an Oscar for his first portrayal of Jack Sparrow in the curse of the Black Pearl, the start of a saga that has raised more than 4,500 million dollars in cinemas. For the moment is unknown if Disney will retrieve the character at some point with another actor, a younger version of the same, or if you simply remain out of upcoming films.
Source: La Vanguardia
