Good PR from Pirate Jack

Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp turned up at a south-east London school to the surprise of many students. Nine-year-old Beatrice Delap wrote to "Captain Jack Sparrow" (played by Depp in the movie) asking for help with an uprising against teachers. "We are a bunch of budding young pirates and we were having a bit of trouble mutiny-ing against the teachers, and we'd love if you could come and help," Delap wrote in her letter.

Captain Jack Sparrow is the big draw in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels. It's this movie franchise that gave Depp his chest of enviable treasures, that even actor Kevin Kline admitted to feeling jealous towards Depp's great success. Even before the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Depp had already established a niche in Hollywood. His first acclaimed movie Edward Scissorhands showed his versatility as an actor and the idiosyncratic persona that goes with it. Edward Scissorhands is a fave of mine because from the moment I saw the movie, I knew then that Depp has great potential to make it big. I already believed since then that he has what it takes to be a league of his own and carve a name for himself in Hollywood.

Going back to the primary school where Depp made a surprise appearance, it's interesting to know that he dropped by in his full pirate regalia; the students (and I believe even the teachers) were ecstatic and that by the mere presence of Depp, made a lot of students cheer and call out his name.

Depp's surprise visit definitely brought this kid's show and tell a higher level up. Not only is he an actor loved by many because of his great portrayals of many characters, but Depp also knows how to please his audience- well, his very young audience in this case. Depp was in London at that time filming for the next instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie. We can tell that he had a very busy schedule but he found a way not to disappoint his nine-year-old fan.

If Johnny Depp would appear in your school as Captain Jack Sparrow, wouldn't you feel ecstatic that a pirate like him, is so accomodating? Captain Jack surely knows how to please his audience. So the next time you see yet another instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, you can easily predict that Depp will probably get nominated for the nth time and that his character Captain Jack will win the hearts of many adults and children alike.