Margot Robbie in talks to take over Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise... while Johnny Depp is out

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Margot Robbie is still in contention to star in female-led Pirates Of The Caribbean spinoff film, Hollywood superproducer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed in an interview with The Sunday Times.The 78-year-old action film extraordinaire confirmed that Robbie, 31, was still in talks to launch her own film in the series, while another script is in the works to reboot the main series.But unless there's a drastic change in original star Johnny Depp's current reputation, he's unlikely to be asked back to the series.

In the works: Margot Robbie, 31, is still in talks to star in a Pirates Of The Caribbean spinoff film, producer Jerry Bruckheimer told The Sunday Times; seen in 2020 in HollywoodBruckheimer spend plenty of time talking about his latest endeavor, the big-budget sequel Top Gun: Maverick, which has so far earned rapturous reviews.It currently holds an impressive 97 percent fresh rating from critics surveyed by Rotten Tomatoes, and many of the positive reviews describe it as being better than the 1986 original, which also starred Tom Cruise.But while musing on some of the biggest male stars of the past few decades — including Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Chris Hemsworth — Bruckheimer said there were fewer female stars that carried the same weight at the box office. 'Women are harder.

It’s just not that strong a list yet,' he said.But the producer confirmed he was still working to get a new Pirates project off the ground with Margot.'Yes.

We’re talking to Margot Robbie,' he continued. 'We are developing two Pirates scripts — one with her, one without.' Still at it: 'Yes.