Johnny Deppgot into character as Capt. Jack Sparrow for a good cause.
“So, Capt. Kori, terribly sorry I missed out on this. Meant to say it, forgot to say it, didn’t say it, gonna say it now. Saying it, I’ll say it,” Depp said in the video, which shows him wearing Jack Sparrow’s costume, headscarf, tattoos and all. “I hear tell of something they speak about in the ages of now called the YouTube channel, which I don’t understand, but why not?”
Depp goes on to say he “shall be glad to follow your YouTube channel and I shall tell all my friends to follow your Youtube channel.”
Kori’s YouTube account has gained 176,000 subscribers since the page was created on Nov. 28, largely featuring pirate-themed videos.
“I think will make for a wonderful entertainment expertise momentary lapse of togetherness altogether in one space, but far apart, but then, at the same time, very close,” Depp — as the eccentric Jack Sparrow — said of the video sharing platform. “Curious, enduring and strange.”
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“I wish you the best of luck. I am your No. 1 fan, Capt. Kori,” Depp said to finish the video as he blows a kiss to the camera.
Kori is a “massive” fan of Jack Sparrow and frequently watched thePiratesmovies “during his multiple heart surgeries and subsequent recovery periods,” the source says.
Johnny Depp inPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017).Peter Mountain/Walt Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
Another video shared on Kori’s channel on Tuesday showspart of a video callbetween the boy and Depp, still in character as Jack Sparrow, in which the actor promises to officially name Kori “Capt. Kori.”
While Depp’sfuture with thePiratesfranchiseremains uncertain in the wake of his highly publicizeddefamation trialwith ex-wifeAmber Heard, the actor has a history of making charitable donations to hospitals and visiting with sick children dressed as Jack Sparrow. He earned an Oscar nomination for his character’s debut in 2003’sPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, and he last played the part in the 2017 fifth installment.
Those interested in learning more about the Make-A-Wish Foundation can do so on itswebsite.
source: people.com
