Following the 2017 release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (Salazar’s Revenge in the UK), plans were afoot for another film.
Johnny Depp had wanted to give a fond farewell to his much-loved Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates 6.
However, Disney ended up dropping the star after 2018 domestic abuse allegations were made by his ex-wife Amber Heard, which he strongly denies.
Since winning his US libel case against her in 2022, fans have been hopeful that the A-lister will reprise his swashbuckling character in a new movie.
Pirates of the Caribbean 6 is in the works at Disney and now a new report claims the studio wants Depp back, but there’s a catch.
According to respected and reliable scooper Daniel RPK, Disney is reportedly considering bringing back Depp as Jack Sparrow in Pirates 6, but it would only be in a supporting role.
This corroborates with MyTimeToShine’s leak last month that the film’s lead will be a female Haitian. This scooper added: “Also they do want Johnny Depp to come back just not as the lead.”
The star’s fans have been vocal since he was initially dropped by Disney, saying in unison that Pirates 6 won’t work without his Sparrow in the lead role.
Fans have previously commented: “This movie is going to tank. Can’t do a pirates movie without Depp as the star.”
Others said, “Flop”, “So the franchise is over”, “Bad decision, Bookmark this”, “Woke. Dead on arrival”, “Nobody is going to watch it”, “No Johnny No Pirates”.
However, some pointed out that Sparrow technically wasn’t the lead in the other movies with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann leading the original trilogy and Carina Barbossa in the latest outing.