Johnny Depp has made a young boy's dreams come true as he reprised the role of Captain Jack Sparrow.
The Hollywood icon, 59, put on the costume to send a sweet message of support to a terminally ill 11-year-old boy, as he battles a heart condition.
Pirates of the Caribbean fan Kori Parkin-Stovell has undergone two unsuccessful heart transplants and ultimately decided against a third. He is now in palliative care and his family don't know how long he has to live.
Johnny surprised the YouTuber with a video message and phone call in character, telling him: "I wish you the best of luck, I'm your number one fan Captain Kori, all my respect and love."
Kori hopes to get as many subscribers to his YouTube channel as possible and Johnny was keen to help.
In a video shared on Kori's YouTube, Johnny said: "Captain Kori, I understand you're quite the YouTube channel man, or shall be.
"So what I'm saying is I shall be glad to follow your YouTube channel and I shall tell all my friends to follow your YouTube channel."
He added: "I shall be there watching every moment and watching moments with you."
During the video phone call, Johnny pretended to be on a pirate ship as he talked to the youngster.
Kori got dressed up for the occasion, wearing his very own pirate hat, which got the approval of Captain Jack Sparrow. Johnny also 'knighted' Kori with Captain Jack's sword.
Kori only shared half of the phone call on his YouTube channel and said he needs to reach 200,000 subscribers to release the rest of the call.
He now has an incredible 179,000 subscribers.
Kori was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, and had his first heart transplant in March 2018, but the organ was rejected.
He underwent a second transplant in January last year but, after a painful procedure, his body rejected the heart.
Now, after discussions with his parents and medical team, he has decided not to go through with another.
Speaking in a separate YouTube video, Kori's mum Kerrylee said: "We are making the most of whatever time we have left by not going to school — bonus — not really doing any housework, living in our pyjamas and just slumming it really.
"We're just kind of focusing on making life as good as we possibly can and having as much fun as we can when we can."
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