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Disney Negotiates Sixth Pirates Film With Johnny Depp

8/17/2026

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Jerry Bruckheimer said Disney is negotiating a sixth Pirates film with Johnny Depp and is drafting the screenplay.
Sources said the sequel will focus on Margot Robbie’s protagonist, with Jack Sparrow only a side character.
Dead Men Tell No Tales earned $795.9 million, bringing the franchise’s worldwide gross to $4.5 billion.
Bruckheimer wants Disney’s studio to stay unchanged and said the Warner Bros Discovery merger has European approval.

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Jerry Bruckheimer said Disney is negotiating a sixth Pirates film with Johnny Depp and is drafting the screenplay.
Sources said the sequel will focus on Margot Robbie’s protagonist, with Jack Sparrow only a side character.
Dead Men Tell No Tales earned $795.9 million, bringing the franchise’s worldwide gross to $4.5 billion.
Bruckheimer wants Disney’s studio to stay unchanged and said the Warner Bros Discovery merger has European approval.