Two New Pirates Of The Caribbean Films Not Involving Johnny Depp, Producer: Future Undetermined

JAKARTA - Pirates of the Caribbean film producer Jerry Bruckheimer reminded fans that the future of the film does not currently include Johnny Depp. Disney is currently producing Pirates of the Caribbean 6 as well as a new reboot starring Margot Robbie.

But they have not announced who will play Jack Sparrow considering Depp will not be back. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Bruckheimer said two Pirates scripts were in development, but did not include Depp in them.

"Yes. We're talking to Margot Robbie. We're developing two Pirates scripts - one with her, one without her," Bruckheimer told Variety on Tuesday, May 17.

"(Will Depp come back?) Not at the moment. The future has not been decided," he continued.

Depp is currently involved in a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard. Depp sued Heard after he alluded to allegations of domestic violence in an opinion piece written for The Washington Post.

In court, Johnny Depp confirmed that Disney fired him from Pirates of the Caribbean 6 days after Heard's Washington Post article was released. Johnny Depp has made it clear that he will not be returning to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

On May 2, Depp's agent, Jack Whigham, testified that the actor would receive a $22.5 million fee to star in the sixth film Pirates of the Caribbean.

Whigham said Disney decided to go "in a different direction" after Heard published an opinion piece reviving his domestic violence allegations.

"After the opinion piece, it was impossible to give him a studio film," Whigham said while testifying.

During cross-examination, Heard's attorney, Elaine Bredehoft, said that Depp never had a $22.5 million contract for the sixth "Pirates" and emphasized that the amount was never written into the contract.

Bredehoft also gave previous testimony suggesting that Disney could not have included Depp in the film as early as fall 2018, before Heard's opinion piece was published.

Whigham testified that while Disney may have hesitated at the time, Bruckheimer advocated on Depp's behalf at the time.