Back in May of this year, KP.RU reported that work on the sixth installment of the cult pirate saga Pirates of the Caribbean had begun. Yet, at the time, facts were scarce and speculation was rife—not to mention that the ashes from the wreckage of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s relationship had barely settled.
That scandalous divorce—arguably the dirtiest in Hollywood history, featuring lurid details like feces on a pillow, a finger severed by a bottle, an elevator tryst with Elon Musk, and other “charms” of bohemian life—had all but buried Depp’s career. But, much like Jack Sparrow, he rose from the very ashes of the trial the US media had been raking through, dusted off his frock coat, and moved on.
In 2022, a high-profile trial took place between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Photo: Screenshot from the Law & Crime broadcast.
Depp first turned his hand to painting, then appeared in a European film playing King Louis, and is now looking to extract a hefty sum from Disney—the studio that treacherously betrayed him in favor of a political agenda. Insiders reported that the actor wouldn’t be willing to strut around as Jack Sparrow for anything less than $300 million. And it seems a deal was struck—even though screenwriter Stuart Beattie had his doubts.
At the very least, franchise showrunner Jerry Bruckheimer—who once didn’t mind visiting Russia to promote the films—joked that he had confiscated Depp’s passport, ensuring the actor could never jump ship. Now, the producer has officially confirmed that Pirates of the Caribbean 6 is happening. “We’re talking to Johnny, working on the script, and hoping we can make this project happen,” he stated at the Disney D23 festival.
According to Bruckheimer, the evolution of the Pirates franchise will involve shifting the focus from Jack to a new female lead—a role that might be played by the charming Barbie star Margot Robbie.
A still from the set of the movie Barbie (2023) featuring Margot Robbie.
The film’s premiere is tentatively scheduled for 2028.
The most recent installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, titled Dead Men Tell No Tales, was released in 2017. That film grossed $795.9 million at the global box office, while the franchise as a whole has earned approximately $4.5 billion.
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