It’s been seven years since Johnny Depp last played Captain Jack Sparrow on the big screen.

The Hollywood star was hoping to give his Oscar-nominated role a fond farewell in Pirates of the Caribbean 6.

That was before Disney dropped him from the franchise following domestic abuse allegations made by his ex-wife Amber Heard, which he strongly denies.

Yet having now won his US libel case against her in 2022, fans are ever hopeful the 60-year-old will return as his swashbuckler in the next…