Summary

• Austin Butler may Pirates of the Caribbean 6, but uncertainties remain around the casting with Johnny Depp's future role in limbo.
• Butler, a fan of the franchise, has expressed both excitement and reservations about potentially taking on a role in the reboot.
• The status of Pirates of the Caribbean 6's cast is still unclear, leaving room for speculation on Butler's potential involvement.

Austin Butler (Dune: Part Two) opens up about the Pirates of the Caribbean 6 casting rumors. Though the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard case ended, the future of the Pirates movies remains an open question. A reported reboot with Craig Mazin (The Last of Us) and Ted Elliott (Shrek) serving as the lead writers is in the works. It is unknown whether Depp will be involved, but rumors have been circulating about Disney wanting Butler to agree to take a role in the reboot.

Butler has never heard the rumors, but he is certainly excited to hear them. In an interview with ET, he revealed that he loved Pirates as a child and has a deep affection for the franchise. While Butler is hesitant to take part in a reboot, given his positive view of Depp's prominent performance as Jack Sparrow, he spent much of his statement gushing over the movies. Check out his full quote below:

Oh really, I haven’t heard about that. I loved Pirates of the Caribbean. That just reminded me of when I was a kid. In elementary school, we had to make these posters that had like your favorite music, your favorite actors. And at that time – I don’t know what grade, it must have been fourth grade, third grade or something – but it was — Pirates of the Caribbean was on there... It’s a hard one to touch because they did it so well. I loved what Johnny [Depp] did with that.

Could Austin Butler the Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise?

The Pirates Reboot Could Make Butler's Casting A Possibility

While it would be interesting to see Butler the Pirates franchise, some issues could keep him from taking a role. As his statement indicated, he had not heard about the casting rumors. He has also expressed reticence about ing the cast, given how iconic Depp is in the franchise. As Jack Sparrow, Depp defined the universe and its characters. If Butler does agree to take a role, he may need to work without Depp there, given that Depp has been oscillating between returning or leaving the franchise outright.

Of course, his claim that he had not heard the rumors could be a necessary from an actor who intends to take the role. There has also been no word about Pirates of the Caribbean 6's cast, meaning that the casting process might still be in progress. If so, producers could intend to bring Butler on, but they are still in negotiations or early stages of consideration. There is also the likely chance that Butler is being completely truthful, and he has not yet been ed by Disney about the role.

Butler is a long-time viewer of the Pirates franchise, so he would have good reason to . Yet, between the unknown and controversial state of the reboot, the slow-developing Margot Robbie Pirates movie, and the controversial Depp and Heard case, the future of Jack Sparrow's movies remains in doubt. If Butler does agree to the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean 6, the news is likely to be a while away from breaking.

Source: ET