No Captain Jack in Pirates of the Caribbean 4?

No Captain Jack in Pirates of the Caribbean 4?

Disney executive Dick Cook fired! What does that mean for Johnny Depp in Pirates 4?

By Watchtower31 - Sep 19, 2009 03:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: cinemablend

Recently Dick Cook and Captain Jack appeared at D23Expo announcing POFC4 exciting many people. But now it seems that people should simmer down because Dick Cook, Disney Studios chairman, was fired by Disney CEO Bib Iger. Unfortunately for Pirates of the Caribbean fans not only was he a big deal at Disney he was, apparently, the only reason Johnny Depp played Captain Jack Sparrow.

When asked about getting fired, Dick had this to say:

"I have loved every minute of my 38 years that I have worked at Disney," said Cook. "From the beginning as a ride operator on Disneyland's steam train and monorail to my position as chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. During my time at the Studio, we have achieved many industry and Company milestones. Our talent roster is simply the best in the business. I believe our slate of upcoming motion pictures is the best in our history. But most of all, I love the people, my colleagues, my teammates, who are the most talented, dedicated and loyal folks in the world."

Well why does this matter to Depp? When asked he had this to say:

"He said, 'I'd like you to hear it from me before you hear it from someone else or read it,'" Depp revealed. "He said today was my last day. He didn't give me a reason."

The reason might be that because of Cook, Depp was able to land the role and commit to the pirate we all love:

"He said, 'We're thinking about doing this 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie,'" Depp recalled. "I said I was in. This was before there was a script or anything."

Even though Depp is attached to do another, it sounds like he might not even want to do it anymore:

"There's a fissure, a crack in my enthusiasm at the moment," Depp said. "It was all born in that office."

So what do you think? Will Depp come back? If Depp doesn't come back, would they replace him? Will there be a POTC4?!? Discuss it all and more below.

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flames809
flames809 - 9/19/2009, 3:51 PM
damm i like him as jack he was funny in the movies
ThisFan
ThisFan - 9/19/2009, 4:50 PM
no matter what happens disney will make a pirates 4
Evil1991
Evil1991 - 9/19/2009, 5:19 PM
We definitely need jack and barbosa, and make it less fantisy like.... I want to see a legit pirate movie
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/19/2009, 6:46 PM
Lol @ MULTI!!! Maybe we should get a RYAN REYNOLDS one too, maybe the JLA cast! Lmao!!

Yeah DEPP in DR STRANGE deff!!!

PIRATES is done, new plz! God i h8 POTTER movies lol! : D

LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/19/2009, 7:15 PM
MULTI @ Very cool! ; )

That'll be friggin hilarious!!!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/19/2009, 7:18 PM
Pirates without Jack is a moronic idea. He MADE those movies. He's synonymous with them, and them with him.
theartofoneness
theartofoneness - 9/19/2009, 7:27 PM
People dont watch movies for the characters as much as for the actors who play the characters. Thats who we know and love. If the character wasnt in the picture I think it would suck because its all been a story about him in my opinion. I dont care about the love story in there. Its about watching a drunk rockstar pirate depp goin on sweet adventures in their crazy universe. If they got another actor to play sparrow it would be utter failure. Its like playing a super hero. Jack nickolson will always be the joker, even tho ledger was great. The different there was that there was like a 20 year difference in people playing the character.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 9/19/2009, 8:28 PM
WITHOUT KEY ACTORS THAT MADE PIRATES GREAT IT SHOULD BE LEFT ALONE.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 9/19/2009, 8:30 PM
I could do without Bloom and Knightley, but the rest of the cast needs to return. Geoffrey Rush, the guys who played Pintel and Ragetti (forgot their names), etc.
48and2
48and2 - 9/19/2009, 8:43 PM
Bah - There is no Pirates of The Carribean without Cap'n Jack Sparrow.

Well Johnny, I guess that just means you better get focused on crafting a Riddler the likes the world has never seen before. Oh yeah and a Dr. Strange, while you're at it!

If Depp aint in it, I aint goin' to see it. I might PIRATE it (pun intended =P), but I ain't goin to see it argh...
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 9/19/2009, 9:36 PM
After part 3, I sorta gave up on pirates of the Caribbean.
Triptheorist
Triptheorist - 9/19/2009, 9:42 PM
It sounds like he was already signed up. A contract is a contract regardless of Dick Cook's departure.
TheNameIsBetty
TheNameIsBetty - 9/19/2009, 10:49 PM
Why was the nice man fired? :(
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 9/19/2009, 11:23 PM
48AND2 @ Lmao!!
satanors
satanors - 9/20/2009, 12:46 AM
wow. Johnny makes a cool Iron Man and the lamest Captain America ever
Retribution13
Retribution13 - 9/20/2009, 1:20 AM
NO MORE PIRATE MOVIES!!! I loved all them (Believe it or not 3 was the best to me) but they ended it with a THE END!!!! So if there will be a movie NO Will Turner or Elizibath, or at the least NO Will! There is NO point! Stop makin money off a ended franchise Disney!
Tobuttica
Tobuttica - 9/20/2009, 3:31 AM
They probably fired him so he couldn't claim a nice retirement check. Bastards at Disney. I think Depp will do it. He's not one to back out of a role if he's already signed to do it.
Denn1s
Denn1s - 9/20/2009, 4:21 AM
no depp no potc. he owned the movie as jack...
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 9/20/2009, 5:17 AM
Excellent - this frees him up to play the role he was born for...DOCTOR STRANGE!!!
Watchtower31
Watchtower31 - 9/20/2009, 6:29 AM
The only thing good about this is that he can start making up some riddles for the riddler and start looking strange for the doctor.

Without Captain Jack Sparrow this movie will fail. It'll just be another pirate movie.

THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT DISNEY!!!!
Ryden
Ryden - 9/20/2009, 6:49 AM
disney wont get rid of depp, are you kidding? they know that the movie would bomb big time with no captain jack sparrow or depp playing him, that would be a DUMB movie on Disney's part, it's like making an X-Men movie without Wolverine, it just wouldn't happen
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 9/20/2009, 6:59 AM
@ ryden

it doesn't say Disney doesn't want him to play sparrow, it says Depp might not want to without homeboy still there. if they make another, you better believe disney will want depp!

but who cares, the first pirates movie was good, but the 2nd and third were awful.
Maz36
Maz36 - 9/20/2009, 7:21 AM
I'll be the first one to say that I love the Pirates movies. I really do. However, I don't believe that they should make a new one. The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy sounds a lot better than a Pirates of the Caribbean saga. They ended the 3rd one on the logical ending point, imo, to the story they were trying to tell. Leave it at that Disney. Move on. Leave Pirates alone. For good. That will free up Depp for Dr. Strange, the role we all know he's destined for.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 9/20/2009, 7:51 AM
@ maz

i agree. well, i agree with the leaving the story alone. i hated the 2nd and third ones, but lets pretend i liked them. they ended that story. its finished. there's no real NEED to do another one.
flames809
flames809 - 9/20/2009, 9:00 AM
well i like all three movies and it ended for a part 4 since jack stole the map
JeremyBentham
JeremyBentham - 9/20/2009, 10:05 AM
he'll do it for sure. he does the movies mostly for his children he says anyway
Maz36
Maz36 - 9/20/2009, 10:15 AM
Ok, so Jack stole the charts at the end of the 3rd movie. Big deal. Why'd he do it? So he could find the Fountain of Youth.

Now, let's pretend, just for a second, that Disney's going to make a 4th POTC. It would have no relevance whatsoever on the story they established with the first 3. People would be going into the movie expecting to see something relating to Jack, Will, and Elizabeth, because that's the story they've already established with the trilogy. However, people will then be sorely disappointed because, with the ending of the third movie, that whole story is finished, what with Will now captaining the Dutchman and Elizabeth stuck in the Locker waiting on Will's return every 10 years.

So now where would they go for the 4th movie? Following Jack looking for the Fountain of Youth? What's the point in that? So what if they left a cliffhanger at the end of At World's End. Plenty of movies have left cliffhangers with no follow-ups. The story's finished. Leave it be Disney.
RedHeadBruno
RedHeadBruno - 9/20/2009, 10:18 AM
So Disney can rape another series to no end and make more $$$$$ duh! These movies should have been done after the first. They need it to end. I don't even know whos good and bad anymore since they switch sides so often.

PS... Ready for this? Depp is over rated! HA!
RedHeadBruno
RedHeadBruno - 9/20/2009, 10:50 AM
Maz is my buddy, I think he was mis-spoken in that. Because in that lil clip at the end it shows William coming back to her and their child right?
AvengingAngel1022
AvengingAngel1022 - 9/20/2009, 10:58 AM
i hope so
RedHeadBruno
RedHeadBruno - 9/20/2009, 11:34 AM
I think your right MPP. Cus isn't the locker just the ocean?
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