Fan failure The unfortunate end of Johnny Depp's support

The support for Johnny Depp in his battle against Amber Heard, Disney, and Hollywood over the last year has been overwhelming at times.

Following allegations that came forward from ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp was reportedly blacklisted from Hollywood– including Disney— and he was replaced in Warner Bros.’ Fantastic Beasts franchise with Mads Mikkelsen.

Despite the outrage that has been brought on by many fans, Disney has remained adamant– at least to this point– that the company is not interested in bringing Johnny Depp back in to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean 6.

As a matter of fact, Disney has reportedly developed two scripts, both of which don’t include Depp Captain Jack Sparrow. One includes Margot Robbie as the lead, and it seems that this script has been put on hold for the time being.

The other is more of a mystery that hasn’t been revealed, but many rumors have led insiders to believe that this script could follow the Turner family, which includes Will Turner Orlando Bloom, Elizabeth Swann Turner Keira Knightley, and Henry Turner Brenton Thwaites on their own adventure. The film could even take a bit of a different turn with younger actors joining the cast. However, this hasn’t been confirmed.

But, these reports have not stopped fans from pushing for a Disney-Johnny Depp reunion.

A petition on Change.org was placed with the sole goal of convincing Disney to allow Depp to return as Captain Jack Sparrow.

During the defamation trial with Amber Heard, the signatures skyrocketed and they remained steady for months after the verdict. Unfortunately, the petition fell short of its final goal.

The petition had more than 880,000 signatures, but this was short of its goal of 1 million.

Many have already stated that they will not watch a film in the franchise that does not also feature Captain Jack Sparrow as fans have continued to fight for Johnny Depp. However, it appears that Disney isnt entirely committed to taking its audiences input into account when making this choice at this time. The petition didnt quite reach its goal despite receiving more than 800,000 signatures. In many ways, the fan outcry required for Disney to alter course and restore Depps role may have also fallen short.