In a chat with Entertainment Tonight, Johnny Depp stated that he would consider playing Jack Sparrow again if the conditions are right to wrap up the Pirates franchise properly.
The actor also stressed his readiness to team up with producer Jerry Bruckheimer on any venture, noting their close personal bond.
Script already in progress
Earlier, Jerry Bruckheimer mentioned at the D23 event that discussions are ongoing with Depp and that a screenplay is being developed.
Depp, who is currently promoting his movie Ebenezer ahead of its November 13 release alongside Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint, and Andrea Riseborough, previously earned an Academy Award nomination for portraying the eccentric pirate.
The five-film series, starting from The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003 through Dead Men Tell No Tales in 2017, has collected more than USD 4.5 billion at the worldwide box office, with Dead Man's Chest and On Stranger Tides each surpassing USD 1 billion.
“If things are exactly where they need to be with regard to how they are going to top off the 'Pirates' franchise… the only involvement I really want to have, truly, is just to send them off on a better note”Johnny Depp
