# 13 Years Later, Disney’s First PG-13 Movie Is a Streaming Hit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/13-years-later-disneys-first-pg-13-movie-is-a-streaming-hit/
- Published: 2026-07-19T18:00:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-19T19:14:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl-streaming-success-disney-plus-july-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, TV

## Key points

- First Pirates of the Caribbean film is trending on Disney+ again
- Interest tied to buzz around a planned sixth franchise film
- Johnny Depp may return as Jack Sparrow amid his wider career comeback

## Summary

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Disney's first PG-13 rated film, has surged back into Disney+'s top ten most-streamed movies in the US, some 13 years after its cinema release. The renewed interest coincides with growing excitement over a planned sixth instalment in the franchise, with speculation mounting that Johnny Depp will reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow, though it remains unclear whether original co-stars Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley will also return.

Franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer has previously suggested that a part for Depp's Sparrow may already be written into the new script. The renewed streaming popularity comes as Depp himself attempts a career comeback following his legal battle with ex-wife Amber Heard, with upcoming roles in Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol and the Marc Webb-directed thriller Day Drinker, the latter now set for release on 26 March 2027 after taking over a date vacated by Mel Gibson's postponed The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One.

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