The sixth installment to the Pirates of the Carribean franchise is unlikely to see the return of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow as Disney is now eyeing a female lead for the reboot.
Late last year, it was announced that Disney is planning to reboot its Pirates of the Caribbean franchise without Johnny Deep. Now, according to insider Daniel Richtman, Disney is looking at Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Karen Gillan to star in the project.
With Gillan’s name being thrown into the mix, this would tie-in with previous rumours that a reboot will be focused on Pirates of the Caribbean Disneyland ride character Redd – a red-headed female swashbuckler.
The long-running franchise has tapped Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin to develop a story for the planned reboot alongside veteran writer Ted Elliott.
Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are no longer on board the project.