'We're Talking With Johnny': Pirates of the Caribbean 6 Update Confirmed by Producer Jerry Bruckheimer

Pirates of the Caribbean shaper Jerry Bruckheimer has reignited anticipation of Johnny Depp reprising his iconic relation arsenic Captain Jack Sparrow 1 much time.

In a caller update connected Disney's long-in-development plans for Pirates of the Caribbean 6, Bruckheimer confirmed that conversations were underway with Depp for the histrion to perchance instrumentality arsenic the infamous pirate.

Bruckheimer has agelong expressed involvement successful Depp donning his Captain Jack Sparrow costume erstwhile again, adjacent erstwhile it seemed unlikely, arsenic Disney mulled other, alternate routes guardant for the franchise. Depp's past ineligible issues with ex-wife Amber Heard saw Disney mostly region itself from the star, starring to immoderate prime words from Depp successful response. Meanwhile, long-gestating plans person placed Barbie prima Margot Robbie astatine the forefront of Pirates 6 if and erstwhile it does ever materialize.

But arsenic Depp charts a people backmost to mainstream Hollywood roles, the likelihood of him returning successful immoderate signifier arsenic Jack Sparrow present seems greater than ever — adjacent if it seems apt Depp volition look successful much of a supporting relation going forward.

"We're talking with Johnny [Depp]," Bruckheimer told Deadline this past weekend. "We’re moving connected a screenplay, and hopefully we tin get this done."

After years successful the wilderness, Depp is expected to marque a splash astatine the container bureau this Christmas successful Ebeneezer, a caller instrumentality connected Charles Dickens' classical A Christmas Carol, supported by a starry formed that includes Ian McKellen, Daisy Ridley, Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough and Tramell Tillman.

Speaking past year, Bruckheimer confirmed "some" erstwhile Pirates of the Caribbean actors would instrumentality for the adjacent movie, portion offering "a caller take" connected the franchise overall. Depp, meanwhile, appears to person retained a beardown affection for his relation arsenic Jack Sparrow, which is wide seen arsenic his astir fashionable quality among his fans. Fellow Pirates prima Orlando Bloom has powerfully hinted helium wants to spot Depp back, arsenic well.

Five Pirates of the Caribbean movies person launched to date, opening with The Curse of the Black Pearl backmost successful 2003. The series' astir caller release, Dead Men Tell No Tales, arrived astir a decennary ago, successful 2017.

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