Disney 'will save $90MILLION after cutting Johnny Depp from new Pirates of the Caribbean movie'

By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com

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With Disney severing ties with Johnny Depp from its Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the move will reportedly save them a whopping $90 million.

It was reported first by DailyMailTV in October that Depp would not appear in the sixth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, which was confirmed in December. 

A new report from Forbes claims that Depp's reported salary on the last Pirates movie, 2017's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, was $90 million, which he would have likely received on a sixth Pirates movie.

Saving money: Disney's firing of Johnny Depp from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is reportedly saving the studio a whopping $90 million

Saving money: Disney's firing of Johnny Depp from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is reportedly saving the studio a whopping $90 million

The new report also claims that Depp likely had a heavy involvement in the scripting process, even going so far as describing Depp as a 'writing partner.'

Depp was not given a writing credit on Dead Men Tell No Tales, with Jeff Nathanson getting sole screenwriting credit, based on a story he co-wrote with Terry Rossio.

While Depp's involvement with the script has not been confirmed, Dead Men Tell No Tales was easily the lowest-grossing entry in this blockbuster franchise. 

Writing partner?: The new report also claims that Depp likely had a heavy involvement in the scripting process, even going so far as describing Depp as a 'writing partner.'

Writing partner?: The new report also claims that Depp likely had a heavy involvement in the scripting process, even going so far as describing Depp as a 'writing partner.'

Dead Men Tell No Tales earned a franchise-low $172.5 million domestic, from a $230 million budget.

Its $794.9 million worldwide haul was the second worst, behind the first installment, 2003's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ($654.3 million)

Now Disney has brought in brand new writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Zombieland, Deadpool, Deadpool 2) in hopes of revitalizing the franchise.

Sinking Pirates: Dead Men Tell No Tales earned a franchise-low $172.5 million domestic, from a $230 million budget

Sinking Pirates: Dead Men Tell No Tales earned a franchise-low $172.5 million domestic, from a $230 million budget

After the initial report of Johnny Depp being removed from the Pirates franchise in October, Disney production president Sean Bailey confirmed Depp's exit.

'We want to bring in a new energy and vitality,' Bailey said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in December.

'I love the [Pirates] movies, but part of the reason Paul and Rhett are so interesting is that we want to give it a kick in the pants,' Bailey added. 'And that's what I've tasked them with.'

Depp under fire: After the initial report of Johnny Depp being removed from the Pirates franchise in October, Disney production president Sean Bailey confirmed Depp's exit

Depp under fire: After the initial report of Johnny Depp being removed from the Pirates franchise in October, Disney production president Sean Bailey confirmed Depp's exit

Depp has come under fire for his alleged abuse of ex-wife Amber Heard, and even though he may not play Jack Sparrow on the big screen again, he donned the costume just recently.

Depp donned the now-iconic pirate costume to visit children at the Curie Institute hospital in Paris, just after the Christmas holiday.

He stars as LAPD detective Russell Poole in City of Lies, based on the true story of the LAPD's investigation into Notorious B.I.G.'s death, but that movie was pulled from the release schedule in August and it has no release date yet.

Depp in costume: Depp donned the now-iconic pirate costume to visit children at the Curie Institute hospital in Paris, just after the Christmas holiday

Depp in costume: Depp donned the now-iconic pirate costume to visit children at the Curie Institute hospital in Paris, just after the Christmas holiday

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