Disney hated "gay" Jack Sparrow

[Very_Boring_Name]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8169961/Johnny-Depp-Disney-thought-Jack-Sparrow-was-gay.html

Jack Sparrow, the flamboyant character from the successful Pirates of the Caribbean film series played by Johnny Depp, was initially unpopular with Disney, the actor has admitted.

The flamboyant pirate, which Depp says was based on the Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, has become one of the best-known film characters in the last decade, and helped turn the films into a billion dollar franchise.

In an interview with Patti Smith for the January edition of Vanity Fair magazine however, Depp said Disney initially "couldn't stand" his version of Sparrow, with one person asking if the character was gay. Depp told the Disney executive "all my characters are gay", adding that "really made her nervous".

Depp's next role is in the movie "The Tourist", in which he co-stars with Angelina Jolie. It opens next month.

[Flipper999]

1. "all my characters are gay"

Just another reason I love Johnny Depp.

[joeybee12]

9. That really is a great response...nt

[RetiredTrotskyite]

13. Yeah...

I love Johnny Depp, too. He was great in Ed Wood...and hey, Jack Sparrow is my role model lol What can I say?

The whole world is not one big Fof or FRC chapter. Disney can stick it where the sun doesn't shine.

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Just one more reason for Depp's incredible awesomenss...

[Ian David]

3. Disney was much more comfortable with chronically and perpetually drunken rather than gay. n/t

[The Doctor.]

4. Keith Richards is gay?

I had no idea. :p

[Bluenorthwest]

5. "All my characters are gay"

God I love Johnny. Such a great thing to say, especially to the Disney fucks, who are fucks of a particular breed that need to have such things said to them.

[meow mix]

6. initially...but since he made them a lot of money minds were changed

they dont actually have any of thier precious "values" because anything is for sale, just like to pretend they do.

[donco6]

7. But Disney likes MONEY more than they dislike teh Gay.

Problem solved!

[Prophet 451]

8. I never thought of Sparrow as gay

I always thought of him as being omnisexual. Still, gotta love Depp's comments.

[TheWraith]

12. I think some Disney people confused "flamboyant" and "gay."

But yeah, that is hilarious. I can almost see him channeling a little Jack Sparrow to find exactly the right thing to say to make some uptight studio heads more nervous, for his own amusement.

[targetpractice]

10. Speaking of gay pirates...

This is the most wonderful gay love song EVER!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dysG12QCdTA

[Kablooie]

11. The woman who was the head of Disney pictures when pirates was greenlighted is gay.

So I'm sure she didn't have a problem with Dep's interpretation because he seemed gay.