As Johnny Depp was talking about his infamous role of Captain Jack Sparrow, he talked about how originally, Disney didn't like his interpretation of the Pirates of the Caribbean character, and they thought Depp portrayed him as gay. He also let it slip he wasn't Disney's first choice.
According to the article on Yahoo!'s website, Disney originally went after Wolverine star Hugh Jackman for the role. I will let that sink in for a second. ... Alright, do you have that mental picture in your head? Yeah, me neither. It shows you how good Depp is that you can't picture anyone else in his now iconic role.
I could see why Disney wouldn't like Depp's Jack Sparrow. The guy is a perfect pirate, very unscrupulous and has very little virtues. He's the perfect pirate, but looking back to all the other Disney characters in history, how many could you say have none, or very little virtue? It's clearly not in Disney's mold, so I could see why they would question it. But, in the end, it's one of the reasons the character works.
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