“Pirates of the Caribbean” Is Being Rebooted . . . with a Female Lead?

There have been rumors about a possible “Pirates of the Caribbean” reboot for a couple years.

And now, a Disney “insider” blog claims the movie is in development, and they want a FEMALE lead.

They’re supposedly interested in KAREN GILLAN, who plays Nebula in the Marvel movies, and also starred in “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” and “Jumanji: The Next Level”.

There’s no word on how they’d be connected to the other “Pirates” movies . . . although the report suggests it could be about Redd the pirate, who’s a popular meet-and-greet character at the Disney parks.

Since it’s a reboot, it doesn’t sound like JOHNNY DEPP would be involved.