Johnny Depp: Disney execs hated Jack Sparrow and thought he was gay

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  1. Mr. Eddy  30 Nov 2010, 5:46pm  Report
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    Ha-ha. Good read. Love ya Johnny!

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  2. Manc Bi  30 Nov 2010, 6:15pm  Report
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    I’ve often wondered whether Jack Sparrow or Johnny Depp is bi…

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  3. Flapjack  30 Nov 2010, 7:22pm  Report
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    Michael Eisner is notorious as the guy that almost ruined Disney, so I wouldn’t put too much stall in his opinions of what the public like.
    I think we can all agree that the slightly fey drunk pirate pretty much stole the show.

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  4. To take sparrow out of the movie would have made it just another aladin/cinderella/beauty and the beast/snow white you name it. And while those movies are good we don’t need more of them. They sure do make a profit though, which seems to be what disney is about more and more with every passing decade.

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  5. With or without Jack Sparrow, the Pirates of the Caribbean films are bloody awful, and Depp could be doing something far more interesting with his talent.

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  6. martyn notman  1 Dec 2010, 12:03pm  Report
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    LOVE YOU JOHNNY! – the last film was dreadful, except for him the whole series would have died on its arse. Glad to see Disney sticking to its illustrious bigoted heritage….

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  7. Jen Marcus  1 Dec 2010, 3:37pm  Report
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    Depp’s rendition of Captain Jack Sparrow was the movie! He was brilliant!

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  8. Robert  1 Dec 2010, 4:56pm  Report
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    Its just another example of homophobia in Hollywood. Sir Ian McKellan and Rupert Everett have been saying this for a long time. No Hollywood producer is going to hire an openly gay actor for a major role or leading man, its not Europe after all.

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  9. Felipe  1 Dec 2010, 9:46pm  Report
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    Ahh, good old Disney !! They probably also thought Jack Sparrow was Jewish. If he had been black by the third film they would have killed him lynched.

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