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Johnny Depp’s representative comments on rumours the actor will return to Pirates of the Caribbean series

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Johnny Depp won’t be returning to Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean series, a representative for the actor has said. On Monday, rumours circulated that Depp was poised to reprise the role of Captain Jack Sparrow after Australian news outlet PopTopic reported an alleged deal that would see the actor return to the franchise for around $300m. Johnny Depp attends the premiere of Disney’s ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ in 2017 Depp has played Captain Jack Sparrow in five films, including 2017’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Earlier this month, a jury found that Amber Heard had defamed Depp in a Washington Post op-ed from 2018 and awarded him $10m in compensatory damages and $5m in punitive damages.

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