{"id":170898,"date":"2025-05-27T15:46:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/johnny-depp-hoping-to-complete-career-comeback-with-sixth-pirates-of-the-caribbean-film-report\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:46:37","slug":"johnny-depp-hoping-to-complete-career-comeback-with-sixth-pirates-of-the-caribbean-film-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/johnny-depp-hoping-to-complete-career-comeback-with-sixth-pirates-of-the-caribbean-film-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Depp Hoping to Complete Career Comeback With Sixth &#8216;Pirates of the Caribbean&#8217; Film: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Johnny Depp won his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/12\/amber-heard-announces-decision-to-settle-johnny-depp-case-actress-blasts-us-legal-system-on-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But in an ironic twist, the trial may have done more damage to his career and reputation than any of the prior claims made by Heard.<\/p>\n<p>Depp and Heard\u2019s tumultuous marriage was placed under a microscope for the whole world\u2019s perusal as the televised proceedings became an international spectacle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2183863237-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Actor Johnny Depp attends the press conference of 'Modi, Three days on the Wing of Madness' at Real Alcazar on November 09, 2024 in Seville, Spain.\" class=\"wp-image-526410 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2183863237-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2183863237-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2183863237-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2183863237-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2183863237-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2183863237-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2183863237-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2183863237.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Actor Johnny Depp attends the press conference of \u2018Modi, Three days on the Wing of Madness\u2019 at Real Alcazar on November 09, 2024 in Seville, Spain.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Niccolo Guasti\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neither party came out unscathed, as both sides leveled allegations of abuse, addiction, and erratic behavior.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-johnny-depp-charts-career-comeback-possible-resurrection-of-captain-jack-sparrow\">Johnny Depp charts career comeback, possible resurrection of Captain Jack Sparrow<\/h2>\n<p>Depp has only appeared in one movie \u2014 the 2024 French film <em>Jeanne du Barry<\/em> \u2014 since the conclusion of the trial.<\/p>\n<p>But a source close to the formerly bankable A-lister says he\u2019s currently plotting an epic comeback story.<\/p>\n<p>The insider tells <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intouchweekly.com\/posts\/johnny-depp-taking-better-care-of-himself-amid-hollywood-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In Touch<\/a><\/em> that Depp is \u201cworking with Pen\u00e9lope Cruz at the moment, which is fantastic because he has a great rapport and history with her, they go back decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Depp attends the \" jeanne=\"\" du=\"\" barry=\"\" uk=\"\" premiere=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" curzon=\"\" mayfair=\"\" on=\"\" april=\"\" in=\"\" london=\"\" england.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Depp attends the \" jeanne=\"\" du=\"\" barry=\"\" uk=\"\" premiere=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" curzon=\"\" mayfair=\"\" on=\"\" april=\"\" in=\"\" london=\"\" england.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526411 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2148746588-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johnny Depp attends the \u201cJeanne du Barry\u201d UK Premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on April 15, 2024 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Neil P. Mockford\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The two are set to co-star in the upcoming thriller <em>Day Drinker<\/em>, the first of what Depp hopes will be many mainstream Hollywood projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a long time coming for Johnny, he was quite literally in exile. But his win at trial over Amber opened the door for him to slowly rebuild his reputation and start working again,\u201d says the insider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt one point, people predicted this day would never come, that he\u2019d be ostracized from Hollywood forever, so this is very vindicating for him,\u201d the source explains. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been in a much better headspace and as a result has been taking much better care of himself. He wants to come back his absolute best and have a full Phoenix rising arc.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Depp attends the \" jeanne=\"\" du=\"\" barry=\"\" press=\"\" conference=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" annual=\"\" cannes=\"\" film=\"\" festival=\"\" palais=\"\" des=\"\" festivals=\"\" on=\"\" may=\"\" in=\"\" france.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Depp attends the \" jeanne=\"\" du=\"\" barry=\"\" press=\"\" conference=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" annual=\"\" cannes=\"\" film=\"\" festival=\"\" palais=\"\" des=\"\" festivals=\"\" on=\"\" may=\"\" in=\"\" france.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526412 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1490944859-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Johnny Depp attends the \u201cJeanne Du Barry\u201d press conference at the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2023 in Cannes, France. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Guillaume Horcajuelo\/Pool\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The insider claims that Depp always knew that he would need to gradually re-climb the Hollywood ladder after his string of scandals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe started with foreign productions and now he\u2019s back in the Hollywood fold,\u201d the source shares.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/03\/pirates-of-the-caribbean-6-johnny-depp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sixth <em>Pirates<\/em> film<\/a> have been circulating for months, with some insiders claiming that the project will <em>not<\/em> include Depp.<\/p>\n<p>But a recent report from British tabloid <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/2043955\/new-pirates-caribbean-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Express<\/a><\/em> claims that Depp is in \u201cadvanced talks\u201d for the film, quoting a senior executive who said, \u201cIt\u2019s very close to being a done deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, a sixth installment in the mega-budget series would cement Depp\u2019s comeback. But is Disney willing to take a chance on a star who\u2019s been credibly accused of domestic abuse?<\/p>\n<p>It would be a billion dollar gamble as the film could expect to earn at least that much in international box office. But bad press stemming from the allegations against Depp might sink that ship before it leaves the harbor, leading to major embarrassment for one of the world\u2019s most beloved brands.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/johnny-depp-hoping-to-complete-career-comeback-with-sixth-pirates-of-the-caribbean-film-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Johnny Depp won his 2022 defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard. But in an ironic twist, the trial may have done more damage to his career and reputation than any of the prior claims made by Heard. Depp and Heard\u2019s tumultuous marriage was placed under a microscope for the whole world\u2019s perusal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":170899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-170898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}