During a recent interview with AP Entertainment, the franchise’s long-time producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, commented on a possible Depp return in a future installment and stated the next film is still in the works. In his words, “Nothing’s definitive yet, but we continue to take little baby steps getting towards a screenplay.” While this isn’t exactly the news that Depp fans will be wishing to hear, it is more positive than Bruckheimer’s former comments on the topic. In 2020, there were reports that Disney was working on a female-led spinoff of the franchise that will see Margot Robbie star as the lead character. While Bruckheimer stated in May that they are still talking to Robbie about a film, the actress cast doubts on the possibility when she stated her doubts that Disney is truly interested in the project. As a result, a sixth installment of the franchise with Depp potentially reprising his role is the last hope that fans of the franchise have of seeing anything from the series anytime soon. By the way, Depp’s last act as Captain Jack Sparrow was not on the big screen. The Edward Scissorhands actor recently made a video while in character as Jack Sparrow for a terminally ill boy named Kori. The actor made the recent video in collaboration with the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the boy who is a huge fan of his Captain Jack Sparrow character. He did something similar in October for a diehard fan who he met in person. If anything, these impressions further solidified fans’ wishes to see him reprise his role as he delivered stunning and heart-warming impressions on both occasions.
