It would certainly be a major shift for Disney. The studio has continually insisted that the franchise was moving on from Captain Jack Sparrow. Jerry Bruckheimer had indicated he’d been unable to secure so much as a cameo for Depp in a future Pirates movie.

As reported by Collider, Bloom was promoting "Deep Cover" on ITV's "This Morning" when the question came up of Bloom once more playing Will Turner. The "Lord of the Rings" star expressed hope not only for his own return, but for the rest of "the band."