Jerry Bruckheimer Teases Johnny Depp Return for 'Pirates' Reboot

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Johnny Depp famously said he wouldn't work for Disney again, even for "$300 million and a million alpacas," but according to producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Depp may just be changing his mind.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Bruckheimer said he's been talking to Depp and the actor just might be willing to return to the role of Captain Jack Sparrow.
"If he likes the way the part's written, I think he would do it," Bruckheimer told EW. "It's all about what's on the page, as we all know."
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As for exactly what's on the page, Bruckheimer said he's hopeful. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" writer Jeff Nathanson has been working on the script for "Pirates 6," and Bruckheimer said the screenplay is close to ready.
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.
Walt Disney Pictures
"I think he's cracked it," Bruckheimer said. "He's got an amazing third act. We just gotta clean up the first and second, and then we'll get there. But he wrote a great, great third act."
One interesting thing about Bruckheimer's interest in bringing Depp back is that he's confirmed "Pirates of the Caribbean 6" will reboot the franchise.
"It's a reboot, but if it was up to me, [Depp] would be in it," Bruckheimer said. "I love him. He's a good friend. He's an amazing artist, and he's a unique look. He created Captain Jack. That was not on the page; that was him doing a little Pepé Le Pew and Keith Richards. That was his interpretation of Jack Sparrow."
Nor is this the first time Bruckheimer has talked about bring back previous "Pirates" actors for the reboot. Asked in June if the new film would be all new actors, Bruckheimer said, "Well, not all new actors. We'll have some back ... I'm not going to tell you which ones — you'll have to guess."
That same month, Orlando Bloom teased idea of getting "the band back together," when he said, "Well, I don't know, I can't say anything at the moment because I really don't know, but there's definitely availability. I think they're trying to work out what it would all look like, I personally think it'd be great to get the band back together. That would be great, but there are always different ideas, and so we'll see where it lands."
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