Pirates Of The Caribbean Changed Completely Because Of Johnny Depp – Giant Freakin Robot

Apparently the original version of Jack Sparrow as Disney wrote the character was much more of a straightforward antihero who was supposed to be a bit menacing.

Obviously Johnny Depps interpretation of Sparrow did not align with that, and his mannerisms even early into the first Pirates of the Caribbean are much more comedic. Depp played the character very quirky and flamboyant, even creating Sparrows signature run resembling a distraught chicken.

It trickled back to me that Michael Eisner went on some sort of bent about how Godd***it Johnny Depps ruining the film! Is it drunk? Is it gay? Johnny Depp said of the early response he got to his time on Pirates of the Caribbean.

Some associated with the film truly believe the only way to salvage it was to get rid of Depp and start fresh. And so I fully expected to be fired, and I got a call from the upper echelon at Disney who were courageous enough to ask me, What the f**k are you doing?

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Pirates Of The Caribbean Changed Completely Because Of Johnny Depp - Giant Freakin Robot