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Johnny Depp is reportedly ‘returning’ to Pirates of the Caribbean and is in talks with Disney over a ‘$ 300 million deal’ after his defamation trial against Amber Heard
Depp, who has starred in five Pirates movies over the past 15 years, was released from the franchise in 2018 following the release of Dead Men Tell No Tales.
But a source told Poptopic that the 59-year-old actor was in talks with Disney over a ‘$ 300 million deal’ after he won his defamation trial again, Amber Heard.
The insider revealed that Disney is interested in restoring the relationship with Depp and recently reached out to him.
They said: ‘They reached out to the actor before his defamation trial against Amber Heard and asked if he would be interested in returning for another pirate movie or two.
The source added that another project for Disney Plus is in the works. They said: “The deal is apparently for Johnny Depp to return as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6 and a spin-off Disney Plus series about the early life of the Captain of The Black Pearl.”
They continued: ‘What I can tell you is that the studio has already written a draft for a film about Jack Sparrow, so they are very hopeful that Johnny will forgive them and return as his iconic character.’
The source said the media house was working on a ‘$ 301 million deal’ to lure Depp back soon and also believed he was adding a ‘substantial donation’ to a charity of Depp’s choice as a gesture of goodwill.
The Edward Scissorhands star has previously told the jury he will not be working with Disney again after being kicked out of the sixth Pirates movie.
His legal team claims Depp lost a $ 22 million payday after Heard published her Washington Post-op ed in 2018 that Depp did not identify but clearly branded himself as a domestic abuser.
Depp said he felt “guilty until proven guilty”.
The actor sued Heard over the opinion she wrote, describing herself as ‘a public figure representing domestic abuse’.
The jury found in Depp’s favor all three of his claims related to specific statements in the 2018 piece.
The jury found Depp to receive $ 10 million in compensatory damages and $ 5 million in punitive damages, but the judge reduced the penalty for punitive damages to $ 350,000 below a state limit.
Heard said she plans to appeal the verdict while faltering on the brink of bankruptcy.
A source close to the Aquaman star claimed the 36-year-old actress was “broken” that she “considered her career in Hollywood over” and “has nothing to lose” after a disastrous few months.
Heard, through her attorney, admitted that she could not afford the $ 8.3 million in damages awarded to Depp.
Attorneys for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have now failed to reach a last-minute deal that could have led to a reduction in the damages the actress owes to her ex-husband, following their six-week defamation trial that ended earlier this month.
Instead, the judge in the trial on Friday made the jury’s award official with a written order that Heard Depp pay $ 10.35 million for damaging his reputation by describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse in a opinion piece she wrote.
Judge Penney Azcarate finalized the verdict when she entered a sentencing order in the court record after a brief hearing in Fairfax County Circuit Court. Neither Depp nor Heard was present.
She also ordered Depp Heard to pay $ 2 million, the jury’s award for her claim that Heard had been defamed by one of Depp’s lawyers.
Lawyers for both Depp and Heard could not reach a last-minute settlement, which now means there could be an expensive and lengthy appeal process.
In three weeks, the case will move to the Virginia Court of Appeal during which both parties will have 30 days to file a notice of appeal.