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NEW: Johnny Depp’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Fate Revealed by Producer
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer says Johnny Depp is willing to return as Jack Sparrow if the script meets his approval, with the franchise grossing $4.5 billion to date.
- On August 12, 2025, producer Jerry Bruckheimer disclosed that Johnny Depp appears willing to return as Captain Jack Sparrow for a new installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
- Depp's possible comeback comes after his 2018 departure from Disney, which was influenced by his ongoing personal legal issues and the high-profile defamation case involving Amber Heard in 2022 that previously led him to decline returning to the franchise.
- Bruckheimer explained the new film is a reboot with a script nearly finished by Jeff Nathanson, who wrote the prior installment, and the producer is open to Depp returning if he likes the role.
- Bruckheimer indicated that Depp might take the role if he finds the script appealing and added that, personally, he would choose to have Depp involved, though no final decisions have been made yet.
- The franchise, having made over $4.5 billion including five previous films, may continue with Depp aboard, but relationship repairs and Disney’s final decision still shape the outcome.
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