Johnny Depp could reprise Captain Jack ‘Pirates’ role with $301M deal: report

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will always remember as the day you almost canceled Captain Jack Sparrow.”Embattled actor Johnny Depp is rumored to be getting paid over $300 million to return to “Pirates Of The Caribbean,” after getting unceremoniously dumped from the franchise in 2018 amid abuse allegations by ex Amber Heard.

A source close to Disney allegedly dropped the bombshell in a new interview with Aussie outlet Poptopic. “The deal is reportedly for Johnny Depp to return as Jack Sparrow,” the little leaking birdie claimed to the Down Under entertainment website.

The 59-year-old “Donnie Brasco” star had played the swashbuckling buccaneer in five “Pirates” movies over the last 15 years, before Disney dropped him from sixth and final installmentin wake of 36-year-old Heard’s 2018 Washington Post op-ed Depp claimed defamed him as a domestic abuser.

This reportedly caused the “Edward Scissorhands” icon to lose out on a $22.5 million payday. However, following Depp’s highly-publicized defamation suit win earlier this month, it appears that the House Of Mouse could be willing to reinstate him in the iconic role.“Disney are very interested in patching up their relationship with Johnny Depp,” the source alleged to per Poptopic. “They reached out to the actor prior to his defamation trial against Amber Heard and asked whether he would be interested in returning for another ‘Pirates’ film or two.”The Post has reached out to reps for Depp and Walt Disney Pictures for comment.