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Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 In Trouble, Johnny Depp's Involvement Uncertain
Cinema Blend News —
Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 In Trouble, Johnny Depp's Involvement Uncertain Disney lost an executive this weekend and it may torpedo the next Pirates movie. The suit in question is Dick Cook, who abruptly left his job as the long time head of Walt Disney Studios on Friday. Unfortunately for Pirates of the Caribbean fans not only was he a big deal at Disney he was, apparently, the only reason Johnny Depp played Captain Jack Sparrow. Speaking to the LA Times Depp says of Cook, He's instantly trustworthy. And you generally don't meet people at the studios you trust. With ...
Dick Cook's Exit from Disney Leaves Johnny Depp Worried
FirstShowing.net —
... The LA Times' Claudia Eller caught up with Depp in London the night the news broke. Depp was "shocked and very sad" to hear about the abrupt departure of Cook, whom he called "the sweetest man on the planet and such a gent." They were so close that Cook even called Depp hours before to alert him that this news was coming. "He is the utmost gentleman, so he made the call himself." But now he's not so sure about working on the next Pirates movie, to be titled Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, without Cook around. "There's a fissure, a crack in ...
Will Dick Cook’s Departure Kill Pirates of the Caribbean 4?
/Film —
... Johnny Depp told to Los Angeles Times that he is both “shocked and very sad” to hear the news, which he learned directly from Cook in a personal phone call. Depp credits Cook with his working relationship with Walt Disney, saying that he would have never joined Pirates without Cook’s constant wooing. ...
Saturday film news web roundup: Johnny Depp 'shocked' by Cook's exit; Three more join 'Priest'
The Screening Log —
... • On Friday, Dick Cook suddenly resigned as chairman of Walt Disney Studios, and one guy deeply saddened by the news was Johnny Depp, who told the Los Angeles Times he was "shocked and very sad" by Cook's departure. (More here) ...
Did Disney Just Lose Depp For Pirates 4?
Latino Review —
... in that office." At D23, Johnny Depp was there announcing the new Pirates movie and we all clapped and spent a few hours tracking down a pirate novel with the same name. NOW, after Dick Cook's booting, he has to make sure the script is good. Not that he shouldn't be checking scripts or anything, but now is the time I would start building my backdoor out of this project if I were Johnny Depp. Which I'm not. I wonder what's on Hulu? Source: The LA Times
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Disney’s Chairman Steps Down = No Johnny Depp In Pirates 4?
Screen Rant —
... you think about Cook stepping down as Disney’s chairman after so long? Do you think (based on Depp’s reaction) that we could see a Pirates 4 without Captain Jack? Or is this just a knee-jerk reaction on Depp’s part, and he’ll ultimately reprise the popular pirate role?
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is supposed to start filming in Spring 2010, and has a general release date of Summer 2011.
Sources: LATimes, Joblo and Variety
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... Upon hearing about the departure, ‘Pirates’ star Johnny Depp said he was “shocked and very sad” about the news. This comes from the LA Times. According to Depp, Cook was the reason he appeared in the ‘Pirates’ movies to begin with. It was Cook that, finally, convinced Depp to step into the role, and it was Cook who always believed in Depp’s vision for the character, even when others at the studio were less than enthusiastic with the way the character was headed. ...
Depp off Pirates of the Caribbean 4?
Filmstalker —
... executive Dick Cook, and now that Dick Cook has left the building he's not so sure and will wait until he sees the script. Well when you read the actual story the truth is somewhat different, as it is for many a wild rumour racing around just now. So let's look into it a little more and see what's really happening. The story is also going that Johnny Depp only ever agreed to do the Pirates of the Caribbean films because Dick Cook asked him too. Well let's look at the story from the L.A. Times through ...
Johnny Depp Might Drop Out of Pirates of the Caribbean 4?
Film Junk —
... When the LA Times asked Depp about Cook’s sudden departure, he revealed that he was both “shocked and very sad” to hear that Cook was leaving Disney, and that Cook had actually told it to him over the phone a few hours before announcing it to the public. The whole thing had made a crack in his enthusiasm for the fourth Pirates film, as all his involvement in the franchise started in Cook’s office, whom he refers to as the sweetest man on the planet. ...
