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Throughout the years, Johnny Depp has portrayed the role of Captain Jack Sparrow with unrivaled charisma, whichhasmadehim synonymous with the role.Depp’s whimsical approach tothe portrayal ofthe iconic character has made him the face of the franchise itself. The titular character has become a part of his identity, as Captain Jack Sparrow has immensely influenced pop culture, leading to the commercial success of each film.
Despite the film series being so popular and doingextremelywell at the box office, one filmwasextremelyhatedby the fans of the series.The film is none other thanPirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,whichwas disliked by many viewers because of its different approach.However, Johnny Depp had immense faith in the filmwhichultimately ruled the box office.
Johnny Depp Shares How He Had Immense Faithin The 4thPirates of The CaribbeanFilm
Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tidesisprobably one of the most hated sequels in the film’s franchise.Thiswas primarily because thedirector of the film, RobMarshalldecided to moveaway from the original castthatwasfeaturedin the first three films of the series.
Moreover, a noticeable downgrade in the film’s qualitywasnoticedas well,whichmade the fans of the seriesless than impressed.However,Johnny Deppbelievedthat the film would indeedbe ahugehit at the box office.
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During an exclusive interview withCollider,Johnny Deppwas askedabout hisexperience of workingwith Rob Marshall. The actor answered the work experience as a“treat”as he believes that every filmmaker’s different approach to a film makes it unique.
Oh what a treat, you know. I meaneveryfilmmaker’s different, everyfilmmaker has a different approach. But I mean [he’s] a treat, arealgift.I meanfirstand foremosthe’sa wonderfulman, very kind and collaborative,with fantastic ideas.And a brilliant sort of handle on sceneand storyand shape, I suppose.Yeah he’sreally special.
Amajorcriticism of the film was how it was experimenting by featuring different ideas in the film, which divided the fans. However, it was not Rob Marshall who decided to perform experiments in the sequel, but Johnny Depp, as he opened up about contributing heavily to the film’s script.
Johnny Depp Immensely Contributed To The Script of The 4thPirates of The CaribbeanFilm
One of the major concerns of the film was how the viewers despised the presence of different ideas in thefilm, which did not resonate well. The viewers and criticsgaveit a mediocre score of 33% on the Tomatometer onRotten Tomatoes. Fans believedit was Marshall whopreferred these ideas until Depp decided to shed light on the film’s unique approach.
In the same interview with Collider, Depp mentioned how he had immensely contributed to the film’s scriptmakingit different from the previous filmsHesaid,
Well it is like going into a think tankbasically, you know. And justkind ofthrowing ideas around, ifsomething sparks, it sparks. And if they accept it, theyacceptit, and thankfully they did,I meanhopefully for the better.
He further continued how the crew of the film were“very receptive”to his idea and wanted to keep thefilm“veryfresh“so they tried various things to“keep things different.”Depp added,
But no, they were very receptive to justkind ofthrowing ideas around,justto make it different andto keep it veryfresh.As opposed tojust,’Well here comes another one,’ you know another sequelor something. Butjustto try to, try to keep things different.
Despite the film not meeting the expectations of the viewers because it was different, it did not disappoint at the box office becauseasperThe Numbers, the film generated a whopping $1 billion worldwide.
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Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tidescan be streamed on Disney+.
Tushar Auddy
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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.
