Disney already has several takes on the Pirate tale, including a 1950 version of the same name, the animated science-fiction take Treasure Planet, and the beloved Muppet Treasure Island.

Jim agrees to sail on the Hispaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious island. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scalawag Long John Silver leads ...

Disney hopes to reconcile with Depp in the near future. Disney's last crack at Treasure Island was the 2002 animated movie, Treasure Planet, which reimaged Stevenson's novel in an outer space setting.