re: Disney at it again, replacing Johnny Depp

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There’s actually plenty of historical accounts involving Africans and piracy they could work with if they wanted to and still be historically accurate. It’s stupid to change a character that was historically Irish to black

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They probably aren't gonna tell a historical story of a pirate. They are probably gonna make their own new character if they are doing a new pirates spinoff series. Jack Sparrow was based on John Ward, but didn't really have much in common besides his flamboyant style.

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Ayo Edebiri is being considered for the role of Anne, with the creators aiming to feature a younger crew of pirates searching for buried treasures.

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