Johnny Depp is reportedly very excited to be a part of Pirates of the Caribbean 4…that is, if’n Disney is willin’ to pay. GearLive reports that Depp is demanding a staggering $35 million to appear in the upcoming Disney sequel, which would make him one of the highest paid actors in the world, joining the ranks of Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson and Jim Carrey (who amazingly earned his highest payout for ‘The Cable Guy’ of all things).

It’s also being reported that Disney is planning 5th and 6th installments of the Pirates series, though it is less likely that Depp will participate in those. Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, who famously played the roles of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan in the first three films, have stepped away from the franchise altogether and have no plans to continue on in the series. Telegraph reports that Penelope Cruz is rumored to be taking the female lead in Pirates 4, with Geoffrey Rush reprising his role as the snarling Captain Barbossa.

Perhaps by demanding a boatload of booty, Johnny Depp is just getting into character. After all, pirates don’t come cheap.