Published 17:06 IST, December 10th 2020

Johnny Depp's injury on 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5' cost Disney millions?

Johnny Depp got his finger injured allegedly due to a fight with ex-wife Amber Heard while filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Know more.

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Johnny Depp is well-kwn for playing Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of Caribbean franchise by Disney. He has been in news for quite a long time due to his legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard. w it is disclosed how actor cost Disney millions following his fight with Heard.

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Johnny Depp Cost Disney Millions Over 'Pirates of Caribbean' 5 Injury

Hollywood Reporter has revealed some details on Johnny Depp’s personal life over past years. It states that he has never been told “” by any company in his 35-year career. report highlights how his unsettling behaviour on Pirates of Caribbean: De Men Tell Tales cost Disney millions. According to testimony in U.K. case, he swallowed “eight ecstasy pills at once” while shooting movie in Australia.

After that Johnny Depp went to meet Amber Heard and allegedly attacked her. It resulted in tip of his finger being sliced off. He n h to fly back to Los Angeles for surgery, which forced Pirates of Caribbean 5 production to shut down for two weeks. It cost Disney around $350,000 a day, or $4.9 million to halt work following incident. Depp claimed that Heard threw a bottle of alcohol at him which injured his finger.

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Johnny Depp was asked to resign from his role as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts franchise after he lost a libel case against Sun over an article that described him as a “wife-beater” back in 2018. He accepted request of Warner Bros. Studios and is longer a part of film series. But before that, Disney alrey backed away from a future Pirates project with actor, even if it never formally severed ties.

producer of movies, Jerry Bruckheimer has been one of Johnny Depp’s closest companions in recent times. He once suggested that finger injury happened because “he got it caught in a car door,” during an off day. Bruckheimer was hoping to at least bring back Depp briefly as Captain Jack Sparrow in next outing. It is said to be a female-centric project with Margot Robbie as le. However, Disney might t consider decision, but an official verdict is t yet me. One studio he said that makers simply cant work with Johnny Depp w. “He’s rioactive,” unnamed studio he ted.

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17:06 IST, December 10th 2020