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Margot Robbie and her Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson are in early talks to front a female-driven Pirates of the Caribbean movie at Disney. Hodson would write the script, and Robbie will star if the deal makes. Deadline confirmed the talks for the project, which would be a stand-alone film in the Pirates…

Johnny Depp has settled two big bucks lawsuits with two sets of former attorneys in the past month, but it may be quite a while before things get resolved in the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star's $50 million defamation action against Amber Heard. Due to the apparent fact that Depp didn’t meet the November 15 deadline…

The Pirates of the Caribbean reboot has set sail once again. Deadline has confirmed that Disney has brought on Emmy-winning Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and Ted Elliott, who co-wrote the first four Pirates films, to craft a story for a new Pirates movie. This comes after Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the Deadpool…

If the multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit that Johnny Depp launched against Amber Heard in the spring hasn't gotten messy enough already, a new ruling could expose a lot of dirty laundry for the Crimes of Grindelwald star and his ex-wife. Late last week, a Virginia judge agreed with Heard’s attorneys that Depp…

Johnny Depp will likely take the stand to answer allegations he punched a location manager on set. But it just won't come next week, or even this year, after all. As the Pirates of the Caribbean star faces ongoing legal dust-ups with his ex-wife Amber Heard and his ex-law firm, on Wednesday a Los Angeles Superior…

Just under a week after filing to have ex-husband Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation suit tossed out, Amber Heard today went to court to force the Pirates of the Caribbean actor to hand over documents and other material related to his "drug and alcohol abuse" plus "incidents of domestic violence and abuse." "Mr…

UPDATED with lawyers statements: Amber Heard may be forced to fight the $50 million defamation lawsuit brought by her ex-husband Johnny Depp in Virginia after all, but the Aquaman star delivered a one-two punch Friday. Having lost her attempt to move the matter to California back in July, Heard has filed a new motion…

Fighting lawsuits on both sides of the country, Johnny Depp has upped the ante in his $50 million defamation case against Amber Heard by slagging off the injuries the Aquaman star says she suffered at his hands during their marriage as "painted-on bruises." The statement from Depp came came in a declaration the Pirates…

Johnny Depp won't be heading to court for a trial in his $30 million malpractice action against his ex-lawyers as soon as expected, but his recent $50 million defamation case against Amber Heard reared its head Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court. "If you want a two-month continuance, that's fine," said Judge Terry…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney film production chief Sean Bailey’s effort to retool and relaunch the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is back in uncertain waters after the defection of Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick, the hot-shot writing team behind Fox’s mighty Deadpool franchise. Disney insiders say Reese & Wernick are no longer…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney is exploring a reboot of its billion dollar Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The studio has met with the writing team of Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and they are in early talks to write the script. Reese & Wernick are the writers behind the first two Deadpool blockbusters, and before that wrote Zomb…

Lawyers for Johnny Depp and his former attorneys may be talking about a settlement in their $30 million malpractice suit, but today in court the two sides locked horns and Hollywood got a potential legal mauling. "I appreciate that there are good people in show business," Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry…