Depp in Pirates 6 talks despite sworn 2022 testimony he would never return

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer told Deadline on 17 August 2026: "We're talking with Johnny, we're working on a screenplay, and hopefully we can get this done." The talks reverse Depp's 2022 defamation-trial testimony that Disney had dropped him and he would not play Jack Sparrow again even if offered "$300m and a million alpacas." No deal is signed. The franchise has grossed over $4.5bn worldwide.