The long-awaited sequel to an acclaimed Russell Crowe film was left in limbo, and everything points to Johnny Depp as the main reason.
Russell Crowe’s film Sea Captain and War: The Farthest Coast in the World, is generating rumors about a possible adaptation into a television series based on the novels by Patrick O’Brian. However, Crowe has revealed why he thinks his version never got a sequel, and it’s all because Johnny Depp.
Crowe’s performance as Captain Jack Aubrey in the film set in the Napoleonic wars was a great successobtaining 10 Oscar nominations and winning two of them, in addition to receiving positive reviews from both audiences and critics.
However, its total box office receipts were $212 million, a relatively low figure considering its $150 million budget. Crowe suggests that this was partly due to the timing of its release, which coincided with the release of the first film. Pirates of the Caribbean from Disney.
Russell Crowe reveals why ‘Sea Captain’ didn’t have a sequel
Speaking with GQ, the also actor of A brilliant mind and American gangster He reflected on what he considers a missed opportunity to make a sequel, especially considering that the book series has 20 novels. He attributed the relatively poor performance in theaters to competition with Disney’s hit “big ship” movie.
“Our filming finished before they started filming Pirates of the Caribbean, but our post-production was very complicated and took a long time. So we left after Pirates of the Caribbean and how things work “Once people have seen a great ship movie that’s a comedy, it’s hard to get them to focus on a great period boat movie.”declared the protagonist of Noah and The Pope’s Exorcist.
Despite the lack of a sequel to Sea and war captain, Crowe has continued to expand his career, with appearances in a variety of genres. In 2022, he entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing Zeus in Thor: Love and Thundera role he could reprise in Chris Hemsworth’s next – and possibly last – film as the Norse god of thunder.
But before that happens, Crowe will appear in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe movie, Kraven the Hunter, which is now expected to be released in December after being postponed from its summer launch. However, a sequel in which Crowe will not appear is the continuation of Gladiator of Ridley Scottwhich generates a bit of nostalgia.
