Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (released in some countries as Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge) is American swashbuckler comedy drama adventure film, the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and the sequel to On Stranger Tides (2011). The film is directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg from a script by Jeff Nathanson, with Jerry Bruckheimer serving again as producer.
The film stars Johnny Depp, Kevin McNally, and Geoffrey Rush reprising their roles of Jack Sparrow, Joshamee Gibbs and Hector Barbossa, respectively, and are joined in the cast by Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites and Kaya Scodelario. In the film, Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the Trident of Poseidon while being pursued by an undead sea captain and his crew.
The filmmakers cited the series' first installment, The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), as inspiration for the script and tone of the film. Pre-production for the film started shortly before On Stranger Tides was released in early 2011, with Terry Rossio writing the initial script. In early 2013, Jeff Nathanson was hired to write a new script for the film, with Depp being involved in Nathanson's writing process. Initially planned for a 2015 release, the film was delayed to 2016 and then to 2017, after 6 years of development hell, due to script and budget issues. Principal photography started in Australia in February 2015, after the Australian government offered Disney $20 million in tax incentives, and ended in July 2015.
Dead Men Tell No Tales was released in the United States in conventional, 3D and IMAX formats on May 26, 2017. Despite receiving mixed reviews from film critics, the film was positively welcomed from audience that praised its return to the style of the first three movies, the humor, characters, performances, musical score, action scenes, direction, screenplay, narration and heart, with many calling it an improvement over its less good predecessor. It grossed $794 million worldwide against a production budget between $230–320 million, making it one of the highest-grossing films of 2017 but the lowest total of the series since Curse of the Black Pearl. A sequel is currently in development.
Cast[]
- Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
- Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner, a young sailor and former soldier that is Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann's son and is trying to free his father from his curse.
- Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth, a brilliant but arrogant horologist that joins Jack and Henry in their mission to find the Trident to finally find her long time lost father.
- Kevin McNally as Joshamme Gibbs
- Martin Klebba as Marty
- Stephen Graham as Scrum
- Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar, a phsycopathic and murderous pirate hunter that is an old enemy of Jack.
- Geoffrey Rush as Hector Barbossa
- Adam Brown as Jib, a selfish and treacherous pirate that is initially a new member of Jack's crew until he bertrays him.
- Golshifteh Farahani as Shansa, a mysterious yet fascinating sea witch that is an old friend of Barbossa.
Sequel[]
On 2017, Jerry Bruckheimer said that the sixth film would depend on the grossing of the film on DVD.
On 2020, Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed the film and said that the script was almost ready even though he was not sure about the role of Jack Sparrow.
Later Kevin McNally said they he will reprise his role of Gibbs if Depp comes back.
On 2021, Disney announced that Depp will reprise his role of Captain Jack Sparrow in the film.
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