Johnny Depp returning to Fantastic Beasts and Pirates of The Caribbean?

Johnny Depp's career appears to be on the upswing as he's adopting a good strategy after winning defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard

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The actor was always likely to emerge from the Heard-Depp legal saga with plenty of opportunities left in his career.

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The news of Depp's return to the big screen is the latest clue that his career is fully back in action.

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Fans are speculating that Johnny Depp could make a return to the Wizarding World to continue his efforts as the famed dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts series

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It remains uncertain whether Depp, 59, is actually going to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the film

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But, after the Depp vs Heard trial, public opinion has greatly shifted in the actor’s favour to the point that many people have expressed interest in seeing him again in the film

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