I don't want a remake of HODS, by any means
I mean no disrespect at all by what I'm about to say, but with DC out of the picture, the probability that any new DS project would not be a virtual remake of hoDS seems much more likely than it would if he were still in the picture.
And I don't mean to stifle the excitement in any way because this is wonderful news we've gotten tonight, BUT as Brandon points out...
Please God, let this thing get off the ground and happen in the next couple of years
...we definitely need to note that this project is still in development. There are at least 101 things that need to happen before we'll ever see a finished film. And it's going to be a much slower process than the WB pilot, which went from announcement to completion of shooting in less than six months. The process here is likely to be a loooong one - especially when, as Variety reports, Depp already has other projects in the pipeline...