Johnny Depp to return as Captain Jack Sparrow, with almost 300,000 people petitioning for his character to come back. At the time of writing, over 293,700 people had signed the petition on Change.org after it was revealed that Johnny’s role in the franchise going forward was uncertain.
The follow up to 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales is in the works, with Jerry Bruckheimer confirming in May that a draft had already been started for Pirates of the Caribbean 6.
Jerry told Collider at the time: ‘The one we’re developing right now, we’re not sure quite what Johnny’s role is going to be.
So, we’re going to have to see.’However, fans of the swashbuckling franchise and Johnny himself have spoken out to call for him to be included in the next movie.
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