Bruckheimer has opened talks with Depp about filming the new Pirates of the Caribbean

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer announced on August 16 that the Pirates of the Caribbean 6 team is discussing the possible participation of American actor Johnny Depp and is continuing to work on the film's script. This was reported by Deadline on August 16.

"We are in talks with Johnny, working on the script, and hopefully we can bring it to an end," he said in an interview with Deadline.

It is clarified that the new film will not be another story exclusively about Captain Jack Sparrow. The main focus in the sequel is planned to be on Margot Robbie's character, while Depp's character may fade into the background. Thus, the creators intend to develop the franchise in a new direction.

On December 10, 2025, Variety newspaper reported that Depp would produce and probably star in the first English-language film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita. The film was said to be produced by Depp, Svetlana Dali, Grace Lo, Steven Deuters and Steven Malit.