A high-ranking Disney executive has left the door open for Johnny Depp's potential return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise

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following his legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard.

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Despite being previously regarded as out of the franchise and expressing his own reluctance to return, even for a sum as significant as '$300 million,' 

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Depp's recent legal triumph over Heard in a US court suggests that Disney may have reconsidered their stance.

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The actor portrayed the iconic character of Jack Sparrow in the sprawling adventure series a total of five times, 

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with his most recent portrayal occurring in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in 2017.

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A sixth film in the series is currently in development, and actors such as Orlando Bloom and Kaya Scodelario have expressed their willingness to participate in it.

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The sixth installment of the franchise, announced in 2018, revealed that Depp had been removed from the cast.

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