re: Disney at it again, replacing Johnny Depp

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Pulling in an outsider and immediately making them the lead just screams “doomed from the start” given how much these movies cost to make.

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Yeah, look how lukewarm the reception was to Jeremy Renner as Bourne even when he was close to the peak of his stardom. It's just not the same-- can't just swap somebody else in and expect people to care.