Johnny Depp could return as Jack Sparrow in a new installment of 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.

BarcelonaThe producer of Pirates of the Caribbean, Jerry Bruckheimer, has held talks with Johnny Depp about the possibility of him reprising the iconic role of Jack Sparrow in the sixth installment of the saga. He explained this in an interview on Entertainment Weekly, and says he's sure the actor will accept: "If it were up to me, he'd be in the movie already."

The producer explains that they are still working on the script and that they'll soon be able to finalize it. Jaff Nathanson, the screenwriter of the fifth installment, is writing for him. Bruckheimer has also clarified that the new film would be a reboot of the franchise, but that he would still like Johnny Depp to appear: "He created Captain Jack. That wasn't in the script, it was him doing Pepé Le Pew —an animated character from Looney Tunes— and Keith Richards. This was his interpretation of Jack Sparrow."

Since the premiere of the fifth installment, Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge (2017), the production of the sixth has been stuck in a long development process. Months ago Bruckheimer had explained that there were two possible scripts in the works depending on whether or not Depp was included. After these conversations with the actor, everything indicates that this would be his big return to Hollywood.

Disney broke off relations with Depp in 2018, following the publication of an article written by his ex-wife Amber Heard and published in The Washington Post. Heard described herself as a victim of domestic abuse, and although she didn't directly mention the actor, everyone understood that she was referring to him. This led to Depp demanding $50 million from her for accusing him with false evidence and damaging his career as a Hollywood actor. Heard and Depp eventually went to trial for defamation, a process that concluded that the actors had defamed each other, but that the actor of Pirates of the Caribbean had been much more harmed and that he should receive significant compensation.

The new installment of Pirates of the Caribbean will feature the participation of Craig Mazin (The last of us) and Ted Elliott, co-writer of the first four films. Mazin explained to Los Angeles Times that the proposal was very strange and that he was surprised that Disney had approved it. The cast, for now, remains a mystery, although Bruckheimer has advanced ScreenRant that "not everything will be new actors and that fans will have to guess which ones will return."