Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Jerry Bruckheimer became one of the most powerful and recognizable producers in Hollywood thanks to an astonishing track record of success. When people saw his name attached to a movie, they knew to expect a high concept action-packed blockbuster that was big on explosive pyrotechnics and star power.
At his peak Bruckheimer was involved in Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Crimson Tide, Bad Boys, The Rock, Con Air, Armageddon, Enemy of the State and many more. While his reputation has somewhat diminished throughout the 21st Century following a series of box office disappointments offset by the odd hit like this year’s Bad Boys For Life, the 77 year-old was one of the major driving forces behind Disney’s multi-billion Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Bruckheimer was one of Johnny Depp’s major supporters when others involved in the production of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl were confused by his approach to playing Captain Jack Sparrow, and he’s repeatedly defended the actor over the last few years during his series of highly publicized court battles.
Depp’s time as part of the swashbuckling franchise looks to be over, but we’ve heard from our sources – the same ones that told us Disney were working on live-action remakes of Bambi and Robin Hood months before either was announced – Bruckheimer has directly reached out to the former Fantastic Beasts star in an attempt to work something out over a return to Pirates of the Caribbean. The two are good friends, and Bruckheimer has always been non-committal about the leading man’s status in the series, so there’s still a chance he could be welcomed back into the fold given that he’s got at least one person behind the scenes fighting his corner.
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