Johnny Depp surprises terminally ill boy with PS5 for Christmas in character as Jack Sparrow
Topics: PlayStation, Sony, TV And Film
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Topics: PlayStation, Sony, TV And Film
Johnny Depp suited up as infamous pirate Captain Jack Sparrow for the first time in years earlier this week, all so he could surprise a terminally ill fan with a Christmas video call and brand-new PlayStation 5.
As reported by the BBC, 11-year-old Kori has undergone two unsuccessful heart transplants over the last few years. After talking through options with doctors, his family have decided not to put him through another major surgery. They don't know exactly how long Kori has left, but they're determined to make his last days as special as possible.
Depp learned through the Make A Wish foundation that one of Kori's last wishes was to meet his hero Captain Jack. The young Pirates Of The Caribbean fan has even set up a YouTube account dedicated to his love of pirates.
Kori's mum Pixi said the boy was "overwhelmed" when Depp reprised his iconic role for a special 20-minute video call.
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"We were blown away by Captain Jack's message but then a big package arrived for Kori. There was no note or anything but there was a PS5 inside," Pixi told the BBC.
"I did a bit of calling round and spoke to one of Johnny's friends Jason, who has been keeping in touch with us, and he said 'yep, that's from JD himself'. Kori was totally overwhelmed - then came the call. Johnny was amazing.
"We are obviously having a really difficult time at the moment but Johnny has made Kori's dreams come true."
Kori's YouTube channel is named krakenthebox, which is quite honestly better than any pun I think I've ever come up with in my life. He currently has over 200,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, and counts Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson among his supporters.