The fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie hit cinemas back in 2017, after which Johnny Depp wanted to be involved in the story planning of a sixth film send-off for his much-loved swashbuckler. However, a year later, his ex-wife, Amber Heard, wrote an Op-ed claiming she had been a victim of domestic abuse, which Depp has always strongly denied.
As a result of the accusations, Disney dropped the star from the Pirates franchise, just as Warner Bros asked him to resign as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts movies. Nevertheless, the Hollywood star went on to win his US libel case against Heard in the US, during which he said if Disney approached him with $300 million he’d still never work with them again on a Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
Speaking with Deadline at D23 this weekend, the Pirates of the Caribbean 6 producer said: “We’re talking to Johnny, we’re working on the screenplay. Hopefully, we can get this done.” That is without doubt the most positive statement Bruckheimer has ever made on the matter. Fingers crossed it’s not long before Captain Jack sets sail again.
