Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer has seemingly ruled Johnny Depp out of returning to the next Pirates of the Caribbean franchise - but Margot Robbie has been given the nod.
The star, who is currently on a defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard, has refused to rule out future roles.
Johnny said he wanted to give Captain Jack Sparrow a ‘proper goodbye’ but it won't be in the sixth instalment.
The 78-year-old exec revealed that he is working on a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel and says they are in talks with beauty Margot for a lead role.
When asked whether Johnny will be back, he told The Sunday Times ’ Culture magazine: "Not at this point.
"The future is yet to be decided."
He went on: "Yes. We’re talking to Margot Robbie. We are developing two Pirates scripts - one with her, one without."
Johnny first starred in 2003's Curse of the Black Pearl, earning himself an Oscar nomination.
He's reprised the role in four further sequels, wowing fans in Dead Man's Chest, At World's End, On Stranger Tides and Dead Men Tell No Tales.
He told the court during the case that he had wanted to give Jack Sparrow a proper send off with a sixth film, before he was dropped.
“Captain Jack Sparrow was a character that I had built from the ground up, and was something that I put a lot of… you put a lot of yourself into characters,” he said in April.
"There’s a way to end a franchise like that… I planned on continuing until it was time to stop."
The libel trial resumes later today, with two weeks left.
The hearing is taking place in Virginia, US, in front of jurors, who have now heard four weeks of testimony.
Lawyers for the film star have already rested their case.
Now, witnesses for Amber are set to give their side of the story.
Over the first four weeks, jurors have heard shocking insights into the former couple's explosive rows.
"Both sides have done a fair job at exposing the other's less than finer moments", libel and slander expert Kimberly Lau told Sky News.
"What will make this trial particularly challenging for a jury is the fact that both parties are trained actors whose job is to make the audience believe they are, in fact, the role they play.
"The testimony of the witnesses and documentary evidence will be even more essential for the jury to determine who is really telling the truth and who may be merely acting out a role."
