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[[File:Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Queensland, Australia.jpg|thumb|upright|Depp in costume as [[Jack Sparrow|Captain Jack Sparrow]]. He is pictured here on the set of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' in 2015.]]
 
In 2003, Depp starred in the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] adventure film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', which was a major box office success.<ref name="moviesonline" /> He earned widespread acclaim for his comic performance as pirate [[Jack Sparrow|Captain Jack Sparrow]], and received [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]], Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and won a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actor's Guild Award for Best Actor]] as well as an [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|MTV Movie Award]]. Depp has said that Sparrow is "definitely a big part of me",<ref name="abc">{{cite web|publisher=ABC |title=Johnny Depp Finds Himself, And Success, As Captain Jack Sparrow |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/entertainment&id=4319945 |access-date=June 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224104422/http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=4319945 |archive-date=February 24, 2009 }}</ref> and that he modeled the character after [[The Rolling Stones]] guitarist [[Keith Richards]]<ref name="torontostar">{{cite news |last=Howell |first=Peter |work=[[Toronto Star]] |title=Depp thoughts; Reluctant superstar Johnny Depp returns in a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, but vows success won't stop him from making movies his way |url=https://pqasbwww.pqarchiverproquest.com/thestar/docdocview/439003907.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+23%2C+2006&author=Howell%2C+Peter&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=C.01&desc=Depp+thoughts%3B+Reluctant+superstar+Johnny+Depp+returns+in+a+Pirates+of+the+Caribbean+sequel%2C+but+vows+success+won%27t+stop+him+from+making+movies+his+way%2C+writes+Peter+Howell |page=C.01 |date=June 23, 2006 |access-date=March 23, 2017 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324084340/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/439003907.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+23%2C+2006&author=Howell%2C+Peter&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=C.01&desc=Depp+thoughts%3B+Reluctant+superstar+Johnny+Depp+returns+in+a+Pirates+of+the+Caribbean+sequel%2C+but+vows+success+won%27t+stop+him+from+making+movies+his+way%2C+writes+Peter+Howell |url-status=live }}</ref> and cartoon skunk [[Pepé Le Pew]].<ref name="Newsweek 26 June 2006">{{cite web|title=A Pirate's Life|url=http://www.newsweek.com/pirates-life-111141|last=Smith|first=Sean|date=June 26, 2006|work=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-date=January 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110083047/http://www.newsweek.com/pirates-life-111141|url-status=live}}</ref> Studio executives had at first been ambivalent about Depp's portrayal,<ref>{{cite news |last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20024110-10391698.html |title=Johnny Depp: Disney Hated My Jack Sparrow |work=CBS News |date=November 30, 2010 |access-date=March 6, 2011 |archive-date=March 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315192210/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20024110-10391698.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but the character became popular with audiences.<ref name="moviesonline" /> In his other film release in 2003, [[Robert Rodriguez]]' action film ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'', Depp played a corrupt [[CIA]] agent. A moderate box-office success,<ref>{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Time in Mexico|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onceuponatimeinmexico.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 22, 2013|archive-date=September 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912043352/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onceuponatimeinmexico.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> it received average to good reviews, with Depp's performance in particular receiving praise.<ref>{{cite web |title= Once upon a Time in Mexico (2003) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/once_upon_a_time_in_mexico/ |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=September 12, 2003 |access-date= January 29, 2020 |archive-date= November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114151851/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/once_upon_a_time_in_mexico |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Time in Mexico|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 19, 2015|archive-date=July 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716193002/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Depp next starred as an author with [[writer's block]] in the thriller ''[[Secret Window]]'' (2004), based on a short story by [[Stephen King]]. It was a moderate commercial success but received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_window|title=Secret Window (2004)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=March 12, 2004 |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=October 5, 2019|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519135002/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_window/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/secret-window|title=Secret Window Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=October 5, 2019|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805105218/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/secret-window|url-status=live}}</ref> Released around the same time, the British-Australian independent film ''[[The Libertine (2004 film)|The Libertine]]'' (2004) saw Depp portray the seventeenth-century poet and [[rake (stock character)|rake]], the [[Earl of Rochester]]. It had only limited release, and received mainly negative reviews. Depp's third film of 2004, ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]'', was more positively received by the critics, and earned him his second Academy Award nomination as well as Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG nominations for his performance as Scottish author [[J. M. Barrie]]. Depp also made a brief cameo appearance in the French film ''[[Happily Ever After (2004 film)|Happily Ever After]]'' (2004), and founded his own film production company, [[Infinitum Nihil]], under [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].<ref name=variety_in>{{cite news|first1=Marc|last1=Graser|first2=Dave|last2=McNary|title=Johnny Depp Moves Production Company to Disney (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/johnny-depp-moves-production-company-to-disney-exclusive-1200562176/|access-date=December 28, 2021|newspaper=Variety|date=July 12, 2013|archive-date=January 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101194516/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/johnny-depp-moves-production-company-to-disney-exclusive-1200562176/|url-status=live}}</ref>