Jerry Bruckheimer confirming that Pirates 6 is in the works has brought new traction to a popular petition for Jack Sparrow to be brought back. Many Johnny Depp fans are still pushing for the actor to be brought back to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise following a recent update on the state of the movie series.
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Just recently, producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed (via ComicBook.com) that work is currently coming together on the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Bruckheimer did not specifically state that Depp would be involved but noted that he was “very excited” by how the project is coming along. “I’m very excited, it’s going to be terrific,” he said.
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“We’re just putting this together right now. We’re still working on the screenplay, but it’s very unique and has one of the original writers who wrote the first one, Ted Elliott; he’s writing it. He’s got a great command of the language, and he writes great characters and tells terrific stories.” This announcement has brought some renewed some attention to a popular petition calling for Depp to return as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6.
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The petition, which can be found at Change.org, has been around for years as it was created pretty early on in the tumultuous legal battle between Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp’s fans felt that his firing from Disney was unjust as the allegations against him hadn’t been proven. With Depp coming out ahead in his defamation trial against Heard, fans insist that there’s no good reason for Disney to keep the Jack Sparrow actor blacklisted any longer.
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That trial win, coupled with the recent news of Pirates 6 moving forward, has generated even more traction to the popular Change.org petition. New signatures can be seen getting added every minute, and as of this writing, the petition has reached north of 787,000 names.