Who is playing Jack Sparrow in the new Pirates of the Caribbean 6

Though we’ve known for some time that Disney would be moving forward with new iterations of Pirates of the Caribbean that would not star Johnny Depp, the actor also made it clear during his defamation trial it would take “a million alpacas” and more to get him back to play Captain Jack Sparrow. Still, while he may not want to return for the next sequel (despite the still-viral Pirates of the Caribbean 6 petition), he also is still game to embody the infamous character for fans. 

In fact, in a recent video that went viral online, Depp brought up the line from the first Pirates film in which he and Keira Knightley. If you’re a Pirates of the Caribbean stan I know you know what scene I’m talking about (and if you’re not, we’re about to get into some 20-year-old spoilers). The two get stranded on a deserted island together, after which Captain Jack Sparrow decides to get very, very drunk. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Swann has concocted her own plan: burning all the rum, which led to the very quotable moment, below. 

The post has more than 45K views on Facebook and has popped up on other platforms (via YouTube’s Ven’s Den), which makes sense given the “Why is the rum gone?” line has become iconic in it its own right in the years since the film came out in 2002. 

This isn’t the first time the actor has embodied the iconic character off of a Disney set and it’s unlikely to be the last. Previously, Depp popped up at Disneyland playing the character as boater on the franchise’s namesake ride road past. He’s also spoken out about bringing out Captain Jack Sparrow in public for the fans’ enjoyment before. revealing at the San Sebastian Festival that getting people to light up over the role is a particular delight.

I can travel with Captain Jack in a box - literally Captain Jack in a box - and when the opportunity is right and I'm able to go and visit people and places where the smiles and the laughs and the things that are important, the most important things in the world are on the line.

There's been a rallying cry from Depp's fans to bring back Captain Jack in contexts outside of viral videos like this one. A Disney exec has stated it has no plans to bring the character back into the fold, and again, Depp has not seemed interested in a return after allegedly getting dropped from Pirates and definitely getting dropped from Fantastic Beasts during the trial brouhahas with Amber Heard he's been a part of the last several years. 

But I suppose if all fans get from "Captain Jack Sparrow" moving forward are some video moments, that's more than they could be getting.

Reports have been swirling this week that Johnny Depp might soon return for a new Pirates of the Caribbean film, and they've spread so widely that he apparently felt the need to speak up.

Several outlets had claimed that Disney was prepared to offer Depp $301 million to come back as Captain Jack Sparrow for Pirates of the Caribbean 6, in what might've been a big comeback role for the actor after his court battle with ex-wife Amber Heard.

But it seems like that's not the case.

A representative for Depp shot down the rumours and told NBC News that "this is made up," reports E! News.

The $301-million price tag should've been enough to raise some eyebrows, especially since this topic came up during Depp's trial with Heard.

During the trial, Depp testified that he would not come back for $300 million and "1 million alpacas."

Heard's lawyer later pressed him on that exact fee, prompting the actor to crack up in court.

Depp starred as Jack Sparrow in all five of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean films, including the latest one in 2017, Dead Men Tell No Tales.

The company cut ties with the actor a year later, after Heard published an op-ed in the Washington Post saying that she was a "public figure representing abuse." In a U.K. civil court in the case of John Christopher Depp II v. News Group Newspapers Ltd. and Dan Wootton, Depp lost on 12 out of 14 assault allegations against himself.

However, in the 2022 defamation trial between Heard and Depp, he sued Heard for the op-ed, claiming that she had defamed him and damaged his career with her allegations.

A jury ultimately agreed with him on the three defamation points, as well as one of hers, and he was awarded more than $10 million in damages in the case.

But while Depp may have won his court case against Heard, there's no guaranteeing that he'll be able to come back to the franchise he helped make famous.

In May, for example, Pirates producer Jerry Bruckheimer said there were no plans to bring him back "at this point," although he didn't rule out a return entirely.

Bruckheimer was speaking before the jury delivered its verdict, and he also acknowledged that Margot Robbie might soon step in to be the new face of the franchise.

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