After a stellar performance in , Margot Robbie has proven she can successfully replace Johnny Depp as captain and star of the franchise. Robbie may not be as big a star in Hollywood as Depp, but she has made a name for herself in roles such as Harley Quinn for the DCEU, her Oscar-nominated lead performance in the biopic I, Tonya, and supporting parts in popular movies like . Despite Robbie's admirable filmography, Disney has yet to commit to plans of her leading a spinoff and continues to delay its production.

Disney's multi-billion dollarfranchise looks to expand with and a separate spinoff led by female characters with Robbie set to star.

Bothprojects have been slow to make ground, though Disney has since prioritized the sequel over the spinoff. The reason for this is so far unconfirmed, as and Robbie's camp have not aligned. Nevertheless, it seems Disney is making a sore mistake in delaying the spinoff, as the actress's recent performance demonstrated that Robbie could be a critical and profitable addition to the franchise.

Margot Robbie was a star before in her own right, yet her most known roles confined her to merely standing out in ensemble casts, less mainstream movies, and supporting parts.

At first glance, a spinoff led by Robbie may not have seemed as advantageous to Disney as another direct installment of the franchise. In order for Robbie to carry on the expensive legacy of the franchise successfully, which has been maintained by veteran superstar Johnny Depp for nearly 20 years, she needed an impressive selling point. has triumphed in giving her that.

On top of placing her in a compelling lead role that will go down in cinematic history, cemented Margot Robbie as a box office megastar. According to , 'sopening weekend box office produced a global haul of a record-setting $356 million, shattering the first-weekend ceiling for a film directed by a woman and contributing to it becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of the year.

Out of all of Robbie's acting endeavors, confidently marks the actress as a crowd-drawing and enterprising performer that the franchise could benefit from.

Margot Robbie's recent box office wins make . The studio's decision to move forward with before Margot Robbie's spinoff is a loss now that the actress has exploded into stardom and could single-handedly lead the franchise into a brighter future. has lent Robbie enough influence to adequately give Johnny Depp a run for his money as the star of the franchise.

Depp's best-performing role was indeed in the role ofJack Sparrow, to the tune of $4.5 billion grossed from his five installments. While not initially playing its protagonist, he certainly headlined the franchise and even earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actor with his performance in the first installment, Since Robbie has proven herself as an exceedingly profitable star with an influx of fans to support her, she could competently take charge of the franchise, especially as suggest a move away from Depp.

Despite personal and professional developments in Johnny Depp's life that could keep him away from reprising his role, could use a fresh main character or and revive the decades-old franchise. Depp was of course a linchpin for and embodied Jack Sparrow to the fullest, yet the downturn in quality and reception of the last installment, , and the six-year gap since any movement has been made to continue the franchise may mean it's time for a new course of action.

Margot Robbie could assist in leading the franchise in a newer direction that still brings in the big bucks while savoring the blockbuster elements that followed Depp through all five previous films.

Additionally, championed the female-forward ideals that the woman-led spinoff seems to hint at. The actress could potentially refresh the franchise with adventures and storylines that could not happen with Depp in the lead, burgeoning a whole new line of successful films with a brand-new perspective.