No one from Disney or anywhere else has officially said Johnny Depp is fired from the franchise, and some fans have petitioned to keep him around.
So stay tuned on any new Pirates updates, and for word on what happens with this defamation lawsuit.
We don’t actually know the status of future Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
There was talk of Pirates of the Caribbean 6, despite the fifth film disappointing on almost every front, and then word of a reboot; then the reboot writers seemed to drop out, and we’ve been in limbo ever since.