“Pirates 4” Director is Excited to Work with Johnny Depp

“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” director Rob Marshall spoke with MTV news and mentioned how excited he is to work with Johnny Depp on the film. Fans went crazy when it was announced at the D23 Expo that Depp would be returning as Jack Sparrow for the fourth film. He even walked out on stage as Jack Sparrow!

Things got a little rough and fans wondered if Depp would do the film after his good friend Dick Cook left the Walt Disney company and was replaced by Rich Ross. It was recently announced that he has signed on to the film for $35 million and it sounds like things are off to a good start.

In an interview with Marshall, he said "[The deal is] very close to happening, actually. I’m very excited … excited to work with Johnny."

Well, the rest of us are very excited too!

He went on to say, “I think [Disney is] probably looking for a fresh approach. I think it’s good when you’re doing these series’ of films, like ‘Harry Potter.’ It’s nice to bring in a fresh approach." The real question is, how does Marshall define "fresh"?

"I don’t know yet. Johnny’s playing Captain Jack, so that’s there," he revealed. "It’ll be its own thing. I’ll approach it as a film." This confirmation is at odds with that he’d only do another "Pirates" if he read a script that was "worthy of the audience’s attention," but Marshall is pretty sure the actor is in.

"You know what, [he's in] as far as I know. The truth is, we all love Dick [Cook]. He’s a very special, special man," Marshall explained. "So [his departure from Disney] was hard for everybody. But Johnny is a great guy and we’ve been looking to work together for awhile, so it’s going to be nice to be able to do that, hopefully."

I can not wait to hear more about this movie.