The "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise has made billions of dollars for Disney, but it’s been nearly six years since the last film in the franchise was released and no new sequel has begun production. But we do know that one movie is being worked on, and Jerry Bruckheimer talked a bit about the upcoming film, and whether or not Johnny Depp might return to the franchise after all.

Appearing on the red carpet prior to the Academy Awards, where his film "Top Gun: Maverick" was in contention for some major awards. ET asked Bruckheimer about the future of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and the producer revealed that he believes the script for the movie is very nearly finished.