johnny depp played captain jack sparrow in pirates of caribbean.
johnny depp played captain jack sparrow in pirates of caribbean.
who did johnny depp play in pirates of caribbean?
captain jack sparrow
in june 2009, bruckheimer indicated disney would prefer the fourth installment of "pirates " to be released before "the lone ranger" film, which he, johnny depp, ted elliott, and terry rossio had been working on for release on may 20, 2011. he hoped gore verbinski would return to direct the fourth film, as his "bioshock" film adaptation had been put on hold. as verbinski was unavailable due to his commitment with "rango" the same year, bruckheimer suggested rob marshall, who he considered a "premiere filmmaker", stating that "every film [marshall] made i thought was unique and different." on july 21, 2009, marshall accepted the job, because of the "whole new story line and set of characters. it felt new, and that was important to me." marshall said the film provided him a long-awaited opportunity to work with depp, and that his directing was helped by his experience as a choreographer—"the action sequences felt like big production numbers." on september 11, 2009, at disney's d23 convention during a disney event, cook and johnny depp, in full captain jack sparrow costume, announced that a fourth "pirates" film was in development. the title was announced as "pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides". marshall visited the pirates of the caribbean ride in disneyland for inspiration, eventually paying homage with a skeleton holding a magnifying glass in ponce de león's ship. an appearance of "old bill", the pirate who tries to share his rum with a cat, was also filmed but cut. pintel and ragetti were originally supposed to make an appearance, but director rob marshall opted out of the idea as he feared their roles would be cut.
pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides
alan morrison of "empire" felt it was "the best blockbuster of the summer," acclaiming all the comic performances despite his disappointment with the swashbuckling sequences.









































the performance of johnny depp as jack sparrow was particularly praised by critics and audiences alike. review site popmatters applauds depp's performance by saying "ingenious and mesmerizing, johnny depp embodies the film's essential fantasy, that a pirate's life is exciting and unfettered." james berardinelli of reelviews also applauds depp's performance by saying ""pirates of the caribbean" belongs to johnny depp...take away depp, and you're left with a derivative and dull motion picture."
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