Johnny Depp is just about to earn the highest up front paycheck in the history of show business for starring in the next Pirates Of The Caribbean movie.
Show Biz, Digital Spy reports that Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow in the series, will pick up 55,616,000 for the part, beating the Tom Hanks paycheck for for Da Vinci Code follow-up Angels And Demons.
An insider commented that a fourth movie in the franchise could not have gone into production without Depp onboard.”The first three films have earned $2.7billion at the box office,” said the source. “It’s no surprise that Disney executives want Jack back and they are willing to pay big bucks to get him.”
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