‘Nobody Can Take That Away’: Johnny Depp Gets Bittersweet About Jack Sparrow

Summary:

• Amid the notorious Depp vs. Heard trial, Johnny Depp was removed from Pirates of the Caribbean.
• Despite that, the actor claims that no one can take his Captain Jack Sparrow away from him as they have become one.
• Johnny Depp finds joy in putting on Captain Jack’s makeup and bringing laughter and smiles into people’s lives.

Once Hollywood’s royalty, Johnny Depp lost most of his roles and had many doors closed before him because of his trial vs. Amber Heard. While the actor won the case and was proven not guilty, he’s still kept away from his former glory; but Depp doesn’t expect that anyone will be able to take his iconic role away from him as in his heart, Captain Jack Sparrow still reigns free.

Johnny Depp Got Candid About Jack Sparrow

Years later, Captain Jack is still an important part of Johnny Depp’s soul. Having handcrafted the character himself against Disney ’s wishes and prohibitions, the actor created one of the most unique and memorable fictional personas out there — and to him, being Jack Sparrow is not about playing the part in a big-budget movie. It’s about bringing joy to himself and others.

“I was lucky enough to locate and bring to life the beauty of Captain Jack Sparrow. I’ll go to somebody’s house – man, I’ll perform at your kid’s birthday party at this point. I can just do that myself and nobody can take that away. That’s the greatest pleasure of Jack Sparrow: I can travel with Captain Jack in a box,” Depp shared at the San Sebastián Film Festival.

Johnny Depp Made Pirates of the Caribbean Great

Back when it started, the first Pirates movie was highly experimental and no one expected much from it. It was Johnny Depp’s approach, flipping off the executives who were calling his Jack Sparrow “lunatic or gay,” that gave that special flair to the franchise and kept it afloat throughout the many years of its not-so-smooth-sailing.

Now that Depp isn’t expected to reprise his iconic role on the big screen, he doesn’t give up. Captain Jack Sparrow is his creation, and he is Captain Jack Sparrow. The actor admitted that to him, it will always be the biggest joy to put on the makeup and “visit people and places where the smiles and the laughs and the things that are important, the most important things in the world, are on the line.”

Source: MovieWeb