Austin Butler Responds to Rumors of Starring in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Reboot

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Austin Butler is opening up about the possibility of Pirates of the Caribbean in his future.

The 32-year-old The Bikeriders actor addressed the possibility of joining the franchise in an interview with ET. Last month, rumors spread online that he would star in a reboot of the massively popular franchise for Disney around mid-May, when The DisInsider reported that after years of trying to work with the star, and even potentially considering him for the live-action Hercules, they want him for Pirates of the Caribbean. “Oh really, I haven’t heard about that,” he said, adding, “I loved Pirates of the Caribbean.” Keep reading to find out more… “That just reminded me of when I was a kid,” he continued. “In elementary school, we had to make these posters that had like your favorite music, your favorite actors.

And at that time – I don’t know what grade, it must have been fourth grade, third grade or something – but it was – Pirates of the Caribbean was on there.” “It’s a hard one to touch because they did it so well,” he went on to say. “I loved what Johnny [Depp] did with that.” The last of the original Pirates of the Caribbean films, Dead Men Tell No Tales, was released in theaters in 2017.