The sixth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series is going to happen with or without the popular face of the movie, Johnny Depp.

Although the future of the legendary actor seems to be positive since he has been receiving public support massively amid his ugly divorce battle with actress Amber Heard. Disney also received outrage from Depp's fans after the news went viral about dropping the most loved character from the Pirates franchise.

According to the reports, Captain Jack Sparrow character may return on the sets but for a small scene in the movie. The little appearance of Johnny Depp is important to show the connectivity between the previous movies and the upcoming film that will display the actor passing on the torch to the next generation.

However, the on-going plan is to reboot the female pirate and focus on her character to make her the lead of the franchise. While Charlie and the Chocolate Factory actor has a huge fan base and they might force Disney to keep their favorite actor on the board, eventually the decision will be made by the studio.

Although the Disney studio hasn’t confirmed anything yet, the studio reportedly is looking forward to getting Robert Downey Jr. on the board who made them billions at the box office already through another popular franchise.

According to WeGotThisCovered, who have mentioned about Karen Gillan being the first choice for playing the lead in the sixth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, and also that the second installment of Aladdin and the National Treasure are in the process of development, all these reports were true.

Now, it is reported that Disney is looking forward to getting Robert Downey Jr. on the board for this soft reboot in a supporting role. In the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean, the 55-year-old actor has been offered to play a small role as a captain, which is going to be a comic relief supporting role and going to put a smile on the audience.

Downey’s character is designed to be something different than he had already played so far in various movies. It is worth waiting to see if the actor signs on the movie or not but if Disney impresses the actor with the script and lets go Johnny Depp from the sixth installment, then having an iconic star playing similar fun captain will help soften the fans of Depp.