The 59-year-old actor got into the spirit of his beloved Pirates of the Caribbean character for a personal video sent to a young fan in collaboration with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The video was uploaded to the YouTube channel “Kraken The Box,” which is operated by an 11-year-old boy named Kori, who has had two heart transplants and is currently in palliative care. In the wholesome clip, Depp personally addresses Kori while assuming the role of his eccentric Pirates counterpart with a full costume just like the iconic movies. “So, Capt. Kori, terribly sorry I missed out on this. Meant to say it, forgot to say it, didn’t say it, gonna say it now. Saying it, I’ll say it,” Depp says in the video. “I hear tell of something they speak about in the ages of now called the YouTube channel, which I don’t understand, but why not?” “I understand that you’re quite the YouTube channel man,” he told Kori, before adding, “I shall be glad to follow your YouTube channel and I shall tell all my friends to follow your YouTube channel.” “I think will make for a wonderful entertainment expertise momentary lapse of togetherness altogether in one space, but far apart, but then, at the same time, very close,” Depp—or technically, Jack Sparrow—said of the video sharing site, calling it, “Curious, enduring and strange.” He then delivered a personal message to Kori amid his health journey, telling him, “I wish you the best of luck. I am your No. 1 fan, Capt. Kori.” He closed out the video by blowing a kiss to the camera. In the description of the video, uploaded on Sunday, Dec. 11, Kori wrote, “Johnny Depp/Captain Jack Sparrow sent me a personal message…Thank you to Make a Wish American and UK for making all this possible!” According to People, a source close to Depp said that the Fantastic Beasts star was contacted by the foundation with “a timely task,” as a result of Kori’s health status. The source described Kori as a “massive” fan of Jack Sparrow, noting that he watched the Pirates movie series “during his multiple heart surgeries and subsequent recovery periods.” Apparently Capt. Jack Sparrow is always down to do something for a good cause!
