Austin Butler Reacts to ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Casting Rumors – Hollywood Life

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Is a pirate’s life for Austin Butler? The 32-year-old Oscar nominee reacted to the rumors that he may presumably be becoming a member of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise throughout a current interview. Upon being requested concerning the hypothesis, Austin responded, “Oh actually? I haven’t heard about that.”

“I cherished Pirates of the Caribbean,” the Dune: Half Two star advised Leisure Tonight in an interview revealed on Monday, June 10. “That simply jogged my memory of once I was a child. In elementary college, we needed to make these posters that had like your favourite music, your favourite actors. And at the moment — I don’t know what grade, it should have been fourth grade, third grade or one thing — but it surely was Pirates of the Caribbean was on there [sic].”

As for whether or not or not he’d set sail with the well-known Disney franchise, Austin mentioned, “It’s a tough one to the touch as a result of they did it so properly. I cherished what Johnny [Depp] did with that.”

Premiering “The Bikeriders” in London, Austin Butler addressed hypothesis that he may be part of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. pic.twitter.com/kwF8F1hrZi

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Throughout a separate interview at one of many premieres for his newest movie, The Bikeriders, Austin expressed his hesitation in becoming a member of such an iconic franchise.

“Properly, I imply, it’s all the time … I imply, I haven’t … that’s not actual in any respect, ?” he advised a reporter, in keeping with an X video shared by the Related Press earlier this week. “However I believe that any time you’re moving into one thing that different folks have performed very properly, you need to just remember to would carry one thing particular to that story or no matter. I cherished the primary [movie], so I don’t know if I need to essentially leap into one thing.”

If a reboot starring the Elvis actor occurs, Austin famous that it might “must be performed so properly, however I don’t know.”

The final time Disney followers noticed Johnny, 61, in his Captain Jack Sparrow apparel was in 2017’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Useless Males Inform No Tales. Authentic forged members Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom briefly reprised their roles as Elizabeth and Will Turner, respectively, in a post-credits scene, which options Will and Elizabeth sleeping whereas a shadow of Davy Jones approaches their mattress. After Will awakens to search out nobody, he goes again to sleep — unaware of the moist flooring.

A reboot remains to be in improvement for the franchise, but it surely won’t embrace Johnny.