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Austin Butler may or may not plunge into the pirate-infested waters of Disney with this one.
Since the lastPirates of the Caribbeanmovie – which was seven long years ago – there has been a volley of rumors about a potentially brand new Jack Sparrow in the franchise. Even now, while a sixth installment is in the works, Johnny Depp’s return as the iconic pirate remains a mystery.
Meanwhile, Butler has finally addressed the scuttlebutt about him stepping into Depp’s shoes as the irreverent and comic pirate of the Seven Seas.
Austin Butler on JoiningPirates of the CaribbeanRumors
In March,Pirates of the Caribbeanproducer Jerry Bruckheimer divulged that they plan to reboot the franchise so they wouldn’t have to“wait for certain actors”(viaComicbook). A month or so later, theDisInsiderreported that Disney apparently has its sights set onElvisstar Austin Butler for the fabled adventure franchise that Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow has steered for all five films.
While speaking toET, Butler, 32, admitted that though he wasn’t aware of such rumors, he’s been aPirates of the Caribbeanfan since childhood. Perhaps it’s precisely because the Pirates films are close to his heart that the Oscar-nominated actor is uncertain about the prospect of joining the billion-dollar Disney franchise.
Not to mention, Depp’s legendary Jack Sparrow is not a character one surpasses so easily, the worth of which Butler himself recognizes.
“It’s a hard one to touch because they did it so well. I loved what Johnny [Depp] did with that.”
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All We Know AboutPirates of the Caribbean 6
Bruckheimer, 80, has already confirmed that the new outing will be a complete reboot, which means there will be less room for familiar faces in the forthcoming film.
Rumors floated a couple of years ago thatBarbiestar Margot Robbie was going to make a newPiratesmovie, but she later toldVanity Fairthat Disney wasn’t really up for it anymore. In a recent interview withEntertainment Weekly, however, Bruckheimer came bearing good news.
Turns out, the female-led feature that Robbie was alluding to is different from the reboot that theTop Gunproducer has in store for fans.“We hope to get ’em both made, and I think Disney agrees they really want to make the Margot one, too,”Bruckheimer said.
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So far, Jeff Nathanson – who penned the screenplay for the fifth filmDead Men Tell No Tales(2017) – has boardedPirates of the Caribbean 6as the writer. However, no actor has been attached to the project yet, and while the film is in development, no release date has been announced either.
Khushi Shah
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With a prolific knowledge of everything pop culture and a strong penchant for writing, Khushi has penned over 700 articles during her time as an author at FandomWire.An abnormal psychology student and an fervent reader of dark fiction, her most trusted soldiers are coffee and a good book.
