Say what you want about how the Pirates of the Caribbean films were no longer as good once Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow took all the spotlight, but fans aren't quite ready to see the next installment in the fantasy film series set sail without the Fantastic Beasts actor.
According to two petitions on Change.org with over half-a-million signatures each, fans would love to see Depp come back as Sparrow.
The first petition, We want JOHNNY DEPP back as CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW, is four years old and is gaining traction again with over 800-thousand signatures. The petition claims that Disney should rehire the 58-year-old actor because Pirates of the Caribbean "will sink" and "never be able to reach that horizon" without him. Meanwhile, the other petition, Justice for Johnny Depp, is "only" two years old and has amassed 600,000 signatures in that span.
Both petitions began life following Depp's $50 million defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp affirms that Heard's co-ed for The Washing Post, which alleges that she suffered domestic abuse at the hands of Depp, had a negative impact on his career. Depp also claims that Heard was the abuser, which Heard refuted with her own $100 million defamation suit.