Butler to Sail the Seven Seas: Austin Butler Rumored for ‘Pirates’ Reboot
It’s only a rumor for now, but many fans liked the idea of Butler joining the ‘Pirates’ series. The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise may have found its new leading man: Elvis star Austin Butler. Disney has been looking for a way to revive the hit series with new stars for years now.
The DisInsider reported that Butler is the latest A-lister under consideration. The report is based on the outlet’s anonymous sources, and so neither Disney nor Butler have commented publicly on it so far.
It’s worth noting that Disney has worked with Butler before. Butler made his first TV appearances in 2005 on Nickelodeon shows such as Unfabulous, Drake and Josh and Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.
He went under the Disney umbrella after that run, landing a two-episode guest starring role on the Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, playing a love interest for Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) named Derek Hanson.
Butler later made guest-starring appearances on the Disney Channel shows Wizards of Waverly Place and Jonas, and along the way he befriended many of the network’s biggest child stars. In 2011, he co-starred in the High School Musical spinoff movie Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure. Around that time, Butler began his real-life relationship with fellow Disney Channel alum Vanessa Hudgens, so it’s clear that he has strong ties to the Disney ecosystem.
