Superstar Johnny Depp has been dropped from the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise. The news comes when Disney Studios is planning a major reboot for the franchise. Depp, 55, was the major lead in five movies over the past 15 years. The original script writer of the franchise, Stuart Beattie, is the first to publicly confirm that Disney Studios appears to be ditching the star as they rework the entire franchise. Depp, who has been dogged by personal dramas over the past four years, saw his last outing as Jack Sparrow in Dead Men Tell No Tales, which became the lowest performing movie of the films.
