A new rumor purports that the original Pirates of the Caribbean three-piece band is getting back together for a new film.
According to The DisInsider, Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow, Orlando Bloom's Will Turner, and Keira Knightley's Elizabeth Swann are all returning for a sixth Pirates film.
It seems Disney attempted to pass the torch in the franchise, with 2017's Dead Men Tell No Tales, which focused on Brenton Thwaites' (Titans) Henry Turner, the son of Elizabeth and Will.
While Depp's Sparrow had a lead role, Bloom and Knightley were relegated to brief cameo roles, appearing at the beginning and end of the film, and in the post-credits scene after Poseidon's curse is broken.
The site also reports that Margot Robbie's (Barbie, The Suicide Squad) Pirates spin-off, which had Christina Hodson (Bumblebee, The Flash) working on that script, is on hold and unlikely to ever move forward.
Just last month, Bloom hinted that something was brewing, stating, "There's been all kinds of things. Who knows? There's been talk. I can't say anything at the moment, because I really don't know. They're definitely... I think they're trying to work out what it would all look like. I, personally, think it would be great to get the band back together. That would be great. But there are always different ideas, so we'll see where it lands."
DisInsider also reports that Disney will once again attempt to move the franchise forward with fresh faces. While fan favorites like Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley are set to return, the studio reportedly wants to blend the legacy cast with a new generation of characters to help carry the series forward.
What this means for Thwaites' Henry Turner and Kaya Scodelario's Carina Smyth is anyone's guess. Scodelario played the long-lost daughter of Geoffrey Rush's Captain Barbossa. Henry and Carina were clearly set up to become the next generation of leads in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
However, Dead Men Tell No Tales fell short of box office expectations, especially when compared to earlier entries in the franchise.
With a massive production budget estimated between $230 million and $320 million, it ranks among the most expensive films ever made.
The movie earned around $795 million globally, an impressive number on its own, but a clear step down from the previous two films, both of which crossed the $1 billion mark.
Its domestic performance was especially underwhelming, bringing in just $172.5 million, making it the lowest-grossing Pirates film in the U.S. and Canada by a wide margin.