Movies Pirates of the Caribbean star Jack Davenport is up for a Commodore Norrington spin-off There's just one small wrinkle… By Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker Maureen Lee Lenker is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly with over seven years of experience in the entertainment industry. An award-winning journalist, she's written for Turner Classic Movies, Ms. Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and more. She's worked at EW for six years covering film, TV, theater, music, and books. The author of EW's quarterly romance review column, "Hot Stuff," Maureen holds Master's degrees from both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Her debut novel, It Happened One Fight, is now available. Follow her for all things related to classic Hollywood, musicals, the romance genre, and Bruce Springsteen. EW's editorial guidelines Published on February 13, 2023 10:06PM EST It's still a pirate's life for Jack Davenport — or at least, it could be. While sitting down with EW and his costars in The Accused at SCAD TVfest in Atlanta this past weekend, the Pirates of the Caribbean alum discussed whether he'd be game for a Commodore Norrington spin-off. After all, if supporting characters from the Marvel and Star Wars universes are getting their own Disney+ shows, why can't the same go for Pirates? "A snowball in hell has a stronger chance of survival than the Commodore Norrington reboot, but sure," Davenport said with a laugh. Calling out Pirates producer Jerry Bruckheimer, he added, "Jerry, if you're watching, which I know you're not, I'm there. Yes, you can put me back in brigade, I'll do it." Jack Davenport in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'. Peter Mountain/Disney Of course, there is the minor wrinkle of the fact that Davenport's perished in the franchise's third film, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Viewers will recall that after rescuing Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) from imprisonment, Norrington was killed by an unhinged Bootstrap Bill Turner (Stellan Skarsgård). He chose a side by freeing Elizabeth, telling her their destinies had always been entwined but never joined, referencing that they had once been engaged to be married. But hey, if superheroes and Emperor Palpatine can be resurrected, why not the noble James Norrington? After all, the Pirates franchise has looking to chart new seas after a potential Pirates 6 was derailed amid star Johnny Depp's messy court battles with ex-wife Amber Heard. In addition, Margot Robbie revealed in November that plans to for a new, all-female entry in the series had been scrapped. Maybe a Disney+ series with a fan-favorite character could be as tempting to audiences as rum to a pirate. Related content: Zoe Saldaña says Jerry Bruckheimer apologized for her set experience on Pirates of the Caribbean Johnny Depp lost out on $22.5 million deal for Pirates 6 after Amber Heard op-ed, manager claims 10 behind-the-scenes secrets about Pirates of the Caribbean