Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Johnny Depp refused to let the villain be a woman

Salazar is perhaps now the number one enemy of Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 5 but this has not always been the case. For the antagonist has very nearly been a woman!
You all waited impatiently. It makes us FINALLY the pleasure of coming back on the big screen. Yesterday was indeed released in theaters Pirates of the Caribbean 5: The Revenge of Salazar, marking the return of the inevitable captain Jack Sparrow at the front of the scene of piracy. And this time again, our anti-hero with the improbable look is found in beautiful sheets, tracked by the ruthless Salazar, former hunter of pirates incarnated by Javier Bardem. And clearly, this crazy undead villain has plenty to give us a few shivers in the back! Still, Salazar was not always the main villain of the film. When writing the script, co-writer Terry Rossio had planned to offer a completely different kind of antagonist to our favorite captain. And this one really had to be … a woman ! But then, why finally chose to change the character?
It was Terry Rossio who, in an interview with Screen Rant, confided that he had to change the nature of the villain because of some concerns expressed by … Johnny Depp! Indeed, in reading the screenplay of Pirates of the Caribbean 5 , Jack Sparrow’s interpreter would have raised some arguments against having a woman as an antagonist . Terry Rossio says, ” My version of Pirates of the Caribbean 5 was set aside because the villain was a woman, and Johnny Depp was worried that it would be redundant after Dark Shadows, whose villain was also a woman . “. You must admit that, in Melty, we do not understand the actor’s anxieties too much. Not only is Dark Shadows not at all the same director because it is a film by Tim Burton but, in addition, it does not depict the same universe and came out several years ago. So we wonder how it would have been ” redundant “. In the end, it is a pity that the Disney studios have given up on this, especially since, as they proved to us with Thor: Ragnarok , they are ready to give the role of antagonist to a woman. At least in the Marvel universe. There is no doubt that Javier Bardam is perfect in the role of the villain of Pirates of the Caribbean 5 . Would you have liked the villain to be a woman? It does not depict the same universe and came out several years ago. So we wonder how it would have been ” redundant “. In the end, it is a pity that the Disney studios have given up on this, especially since, as they proved to us with Thor: Ragnarok , they are ready to give the role of antagonist to a woman. At least in the Marvel universe. There is no doubt that Javier Bardam is perfect in the role of the villain of Pirates of the Caribbean 5 . Would you have liked the villain to be a woman? It does not depict the same universe and came out several years ago. So we wonder how it would have been ” redundant “. In the end, it is a pity that the Disney studios have given up on this, especially since, as they proved to us with Thor: Ragnarok , they are ready to give the role of antagonist to a woman. At least in the Marvel universe. There is no doubt that Javier Bardam is perfect in the role of the villain of Pirates of the Caribbean 5 . Would you have liked the villain to be a woman? It is a pity that the Disney studios have given up on it, especially since, as they proved to us with Thor: Ragnarok , they are ready to give the role of antagonist to a woman. At least in the Marvel universe. There is no doubt that Javier Bardam is perfect in the role of the villain of Pirates of the Caribbean 5 . Would you have liked the villain to be a woman? It is a pity that the Disney studios have given up on it, especially since, as they proved to us with Thor: Ragnarok , they are ready to give the role of antagonist to a woman. At least in the Marvel universe. There is no doubt that Javier Bardam is perfect in the role of the villain of Pirates of the Caribbean 5 . Would you have liked the villain to be a woman?