Superstar Johnny Depp has been dropped from the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film franchise as Disney Studios plans a major reboot.

The 55-year-old has played Jack Sparrow in the films for the last 15 years, but he will reportedly no longer be part of the popular films. Scriptwriter Stuart Beattie appeared to confirm the news to DailyMail TV and revealed they will be reworking the entire franchise.

During a red carpet event, Beattie nodding when it was suggested Depp was out, he said, “I think he's had a great run. Obviously, he's made that character his own and it's become the character he's most famous for now. And kids all over the world love him as that character so I think it's been great for him, it's been great for us, so I'm just very, very happy about it”.

Disney has reportedly met with Deadpool's writing duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to pen the script for a reboot and are in early talks following their success with the superhero franchise.

Depp’s last ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ was ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’ in 2017, which was the lowest performing of the five films.

The actor is also going through a difficult time due to his personal and financial issues.