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Ayo Edebiri said she received "insane death threats" after Elon Musk shared a false report claiming she would replace Johnny Depp in a Pirates of the Caribbean reboot.

The rumor, posted by a right-wing account with no industry ties, was never confirmed by credible sources. Musk, who commented “Disney sucks,” amplified the hoax.

Edebiri later called Musk an idiot and a fascist for promoting fascist right-wing rhetoric.

Meanwhile, producer Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed a reboot is in development but did not confirm Depp’s involvement.

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[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

They want a movie reboot but with the same actors?

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 42 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Even if true, how fucked up in the head do you have to be to make death threats for an actor to play a role in a movie that is pure fiction.

Don't like it, DON'T WATCH IT!

Fucking neck-beards paladin' the dumbest things for "canon".

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Not to detract from your point but did you substitute "paladin" for "champion"?

It also has an apostrophe at the end like it's slang for "palading". And I don't understand either move.

peddlin', probably. Autocorrect is that 'friend' that acts all sweet until your back is turned.

This sort of thing is frighteningly common. The first two instances that come to mind for me are both Star Wars films: Ahmed Best after The Phantom Menace and Kelly Marie Tran after The Last Jedi.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 106 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

the owner of the original account said: “I clearly stated ‘reportedly’ because it was the latest information coming from credible Hollywood sources. And yes, I am a HUGE fan and supporter of Mr Musk. He has my loyalty for LIFE, and I don’t say that lightly.”

That's fuckin' weird bro. Fuckin' weird. Back in my day we used to call those kind of people flunkies and bootlickers.

[–] Helvetica@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago

Or it could be another of Musk's sock puppets. Kissing his own ass is one of his favorite hobbies.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

And yes, I am a HUGE fan and supporter of Mr Musk. He has my loyalty for LIFE, and I don’t say that lightly.”

Ok fucking what? Did this dude implant Neuralinks in half the US population without anyone's knowledge?

What an insane fucking thing to say.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

If every accusation is an admission of guilt and the weirdos kept accusing Gates of implementing microchips in the vaccines then...

Oh God 😐

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 48 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Today we call them simps and glazers

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 27 points 8 hours ago

Updates Millennial vocabulary...

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

That’s the bottom line, isn’t it? Everyone deserves one's respect, no one deserves one's worship.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 43 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Kinda want her to get the role now just so these assholes don't see Depp or somebody else in the new movie and think that they had a hand in saving Hollywood from the evil forces of woke. Satisfaction is not permitted.

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 9 points 6 hours ago

And give full credit to musk and his sad little fanboy. "Thank you for this idea, we would never have considered her, but now we're all in!"

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 40 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (3 children)

Actually changing Jack Sparrow to a female would be an amazing change. Why? Because it's different.

Imagine a drunk, female Jane Sparrow sailing around having grand adventures. Throw in some cute but sexy outfits. Sign me up.

Regular reboot with some guy? Probably skipping it because it doesn't excite me. It's just a reboot.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

The franchise isn’t called Jack Sparrow. It’s called Pirates of the Caribbean, based off a theme park ride which, as far as I know, has no named characters. The main character could be any pirate.

But maybe make her name less derivative… like Judy Pigeon or something… ;)

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

The theme park ride always had Jack Sparrow as the only named character, even before the movies.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 hours ago

Well, TIL!

I was 8 when I was on it and don’t remember that

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago

Maybe the first movie but nearly every subsequent one is basically the jack sparrow show.

[–] SomethingBlack@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

This counter-troll from Disney would slightly redeem them in my eyes 😂

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I also think in the next Bond movie James should lose his mind and have to be dealt with by agent 009, Janice Stock 😆

“What? We didn’t change James Bond!”

[–] SomethingBlack@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Honestly, in my mind the codenumber 007 is reserved for the most elite agents and the moniker "James Bond" is a transferable identity given to the best of the 007s.

And no corporation will ever dissuade me

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

This head canon is what makes me see the Mission: Impossible movies as the American version of James Bond.

I think Dead Reckoning Part 2 may be the last time Tom Cruise plays Ethan Hunt, and if we see any more M:I movies after, I think it'll be a different actor but the same name.

Similar to this JB theory.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

At the same time, it was inspired by a TV series where the main character and actor changed...

[–] SomethingBlack@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I'm all for that too. I feel like secret agents who's lives are dedicated to the job are the perfect excuse to have a roster of actors play the same "character"

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

Goldeneye already had Alex Trevlyn(sp?) as 006, so there are at least 9 double-O agents. We don’t really need to do the “James Bond is a code name like Captain America” thing.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 1 points 27 minutes ago (1 children)

Maybe there are (at least) 9 of these code-named agents who are assigned an identity for the duration of their employment.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 minutes ago* (last edited 2 minutes ago)

Maybe 🤷‍♂️

It just seems convoluted when we have no evidence of that, but we do have evidence of other 00 agents who seemingly use their own names.

Also, if Bond is already a code name, why use other identities? We’ve seen him do that.

[–] SomethingBlack@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, Captain America doesn't own the concept of codenames.

We don't "need" to do anything in a fictional world about super spies but I think it'd make the world more interesting, and quite neatly explains why the same man has been at various levels of his career, physical fitness, skill, knowledge, and face through the decades.

I have never heard of an actual logical reason that it shouldn't canon, and you haven't provided one either

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I see your point, and I don’t have a logical reason for not wanting it that way. Him never aging is just part of the goofiness of James Bond that seems to have been forgotten in the recent movies.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 7 points 8 hours ago

Wasn't that Penelope Cruz's character, more or less?

[–] Skavau@lemm.ee 21 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

The level of utter derangement people have over mainstream cinema (marvel, star wars, franchise, action slop, disney remakes) being 'tainted' by a raceswap, or being 'woke' in some way is off the scales.

There are genuinely people crying themselves to sleep over the perceived quality of the entertainment equivalent of happy meals. There's an entire caustic critic industry over it. It's honestly pathetic how so many people have MCU Derangement syndrome.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 8 points 8 hours ago

I suspect many of those same people do not have healthy relationships with women and are quite rude to their mothers.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago

It’s because they buy in to shit like The Great Replacement Theory.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago

Right? Imagine if The Wiz came out today.

People like to say, "you couldn't make that today" when they see something that they perceive as being "anti-woke" (they're almost always wrong, of course).

I feel like they literally could not make The Wiz today without people like this losing their shit.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Pretty sure Depp has said he's not willing to take on the role again. Obviously Disney would have to cast someone else.

Sending them death threats is insane. Grow up people...

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

As opposed to sane death threats against her?

[–] SomethingBlack@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

She's a successful black actress, they unfortunately come with the territory. I imagine they hit differently when they're coming from actual Nazis though

(This was meant to be a joke but it kinda just made me sad as I was typing it)

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago

Johnny Depp has insane fans, that's also a cult, so hos cult in combination with the maga cult fans, I'm not surprised.

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