From todays Orlando Sentinel
"Johnny Depp earned the House of Mouse over $2.6 billion with the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, which is why Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer have him on board for a fourth turn as Captain Jack Sparrow. That strikes me as incredibly sad. Even though they were pleasant enough, and the first one was a real kick iin the pants, the movies in that trilogy experienced a steady erosion in the fun factor as the later installments came out. And surely Depp has made enough money to buy France by now. But he's always had a love of roles that didn't require him getting a haircut, so there you go. "
I will agree that Pirates-3 was not a best effort; I thoroughly enjoyed the first 2. I would like to see nimber 4 get back the feeling of the first 2.
"Johnny Depp earned the House of Mouse over $2.6 billion with the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, which is why Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer have him on board for a fourth turn as Captain Jack Sparrow. That strikes me as incredibly sad. Even though they were pleasant enough, and the first one was a real kick iin the pants, the movies in that trilogy experienced a steady erosion in the fun factor as the later installments came out. And surely Depp has made enough money to buy France by now. But he's always had a love of roles that didn't require him getting a haircut, so there you go. "
I will agree that Pirates-3 was not a best effort; I thoroughly enjoyed the first 2. I would like to see nimber 4 get back the feeling of the first 2.

Are you kidding me? That is wonderful news!
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