Police at the scene have advised that no evidence was found that would indicate any foul play, and that they were awaiting the coroner’s autopsy before making any further statements.

Already there is widespread speculation that Haim has become yet another tragic Hollywood victim of overdosing on prescription medication. Police authorities did confirm that Haim had been taking both prescribed and over-the-counter medication at the time of his death. He had also been suffering from flu-like symptoms in recent days.

Haim is best remembered for his partnership with Corey Feldman, leading the pair to be labelled as The Two Coreys, with both seemingly set for celebrated careers on film and the big screen. However, Haim’s descent into drug abuse strained the relationship.

Haim had previously admitted to smoking marijuana while on the set of Lost Boys. He later developed a cocaine and crack habit which led him into several bouts of rehab. As is becoming increasingly common, his illegal drug habit was replaced by a prescription one, with Haim taking both stimulants and sedatives in a bid to overcome the non-prescription habit.

His earning stated in the deal is considered to be a guaranteed minimum salary for the motion picture in which he portrays Captain Jack Sparrow, but the amount is set to increase as it will surely be another box-office hit.

The figure puts the quirky performer on top of the high-earning Hollywood actors, beating the likes of Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey and Mel Gibson, who each average at about £18 million per film.

Disney studio bosses have agreed to the unprecedented pay agreement due to the absence of Depp’s high-profile co-starring pirates, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, in the next film.

Captain Barbossa is set to be played once again by Geoffrey Rush and Penelope Cruz is expected to carry out the female lead, although the news concerning the young actress still needs to be confirmed.

Depp was paid £15 million for Dead Man’s Chest, the third film, and is likely to collect about £50 million from the four-film series.

Depp now enters the realm of the extravagantly paid Hollywood gang actors.

The list incudes:

Harrison Ford (£38m) Indiana Jones 4
Tom Hanks (£29m) Angels and Demons
Cameron Diaz (£28.5m) What Happens in Vegas
Jim Carrey (£23m) Cable Guy
Will Smith (£18m) Hancock
Sacha Baron Cohen (£16m) Borat
Mel Gibson (£17m) Lethal Weapon 4
Matt Damon (£15m) The Bourne Supremacy
Tom Cruise (£12m) Mission: Impossible III
Robert Pattinson (£10m) Twilight Saga

The participation of Depp to various films has generated over $4.8 billion worldwide. The actor got three nominations at the Academy Award for Best Actor, Screen Actors Guild Awards four times and Golden Globe Awards eight times. He won the Best Actor Awards from the Screen Actors Guild for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and from the Golden Globes for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.