EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Depp Set to Be Rescued From Hollywood Wilderness by Very Single Actor — Who Thinks They'd Make 'Perfect Boys Club'

Johnny Depp may have been cast adrift from Hollywood, but Orlando Bloom is throwing him a lifeline, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

It comes in the form of newly-single Bloom resurrecting the original Pirates of the Caribbean crew.

Depp, 62, was widely ostracised in the aftermath of his legal battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard, during which allegations of abuse saw his career fractured and him frozen out of Hollywood.

He was dropped from the Fantastic Beasts franchise, removed from high-profile projects, and faced a media climate that labelled him "shunned, dumped, booted, deep-sixed, cancelled."

But since winning his defamation trial against Heard in 2022, industry insiders say he is well on his way to "slowly rebuilding his reputation and standing in Hollywood."

One insider said: "He's appeared in foreign films and is now ready to reengage with the industry in LA."

Bloom, 48, voiced support for Depp's return while speaking at Fan Expo Chicago. "I would personally love to see everybody back (in Pirates)," he said.

"I think the way to win on that one is to get everybody back. If they can, and if everybody wanted to go back."

His declaration comes amid rumblings of a sixth Pirates installment, with producer Jerry Bruckheimer affirming he'd back Depp's return "if he likes the way the part's written."

Depp's Hollywood isolation began around 2018 and 2019 following Heard's accusations and a UK libel case he lost, leading Warner Bros. to remove him from the Fantastic Beasts series and Disney distancing itself from the star.

Though he achieved a partial legal vindication in 2022 – winning $10million in damages – many in Hollywood remained wary of associations with him.

But one insider said about his looming comeback: "This is a long time coming for Johnny – he was quite literally in exile. But his win at trial over Amber opened the door for him to slowly rebuild his reputation and start working again.

"Orlando is the man to bring him back into the mainstream with a new Pirates flick – and he thinks Johnny would be a great wingman now he's single.

"He basically sees the movie as a passport to a huge boys' club that could resurrect his partying lifestyle and womanizing."

Bloom is also calling for a return of the original Pirates cast members, including Keira Knightley and Geoffrey Rush.

The idea of reprising his iconic Jack Sparrow role for Depp would be a dramatic break from the indie projects on which Depp has been working since his Hollywood exile.

It also aligns with fan sentiment as petitions have previously gained traction for Depp's return to the franchise.