Johnny Depp, the chameleon-like actor who has played so many different roles that he may not have a self, says he’s finally found a role he wants to stay in: the buccaneer Captain Jack Sparrow.
Sequels frighten Depp, but he said the chance to reprise his role as the suave Sparrow in the next two editions of Pirates of the Caribbean was too delicious to pass up.
For an actor who has received far more critical praise than box office success, it is not about the money.
“More than it having anything to do with money, or franchise, or hopefully continued success, it actually had … more to do with selfishly being able to meet up with that character again,” Depp said in an interview at the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday.
Depp said he’s often felt separation anxiety when he finishes a film, notably after his breakthrough performance in Edward Scissorhands, also directed by Burton.
But he said he developed a deep affinity with Jack Sparrow, a character based on Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Depp was nominated for a best actor Oscar for the role.
Two Pirates’ sequels are filming in the Bahamas and are slated for release in 2006 and 2007.
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