Johnny Depp Dropped From ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ as Disney Plans Reboot for Franchise

Johnny Depp on July 17, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Johnny Depp has been dropped from the 'Pirates Of the Caribbean' film franchise. Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images

Johnny Depp has been dropped from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” according to the film franchise’s original scriptwriter Stuart Beattie.

Disney Studios plans to reboot the billion-dollar franchise and will be axing Depp, Beattie told DailyMail TV at a recent red carpet event in Hollywood.