Pirates of the Caribbean 5 - - - Dead Men Tell No Tales
About the Film
Years after his father Will Turner was bound to the Flying Dutchman, young Henry Turner sets out to break the curse the only way he can: by finding the Trident of Poseidon, a relic said to command every power of the sea. His search leads him to a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow and to Carina Smyth, a sharp-minded astronomer whose diary may hold the map to the Trident’s hidden island.
Their quest awakens an old terror — Captain Armando Salazar, a ghostly Spanish naval officer whom a young Jack once doomed to the Devil’s Triangle. Freed and hungry for revenge, Salazar and his spectral crew hunt Jack across the ocean aboard the Silent Mary. Reuniting with his rival Barbossa, Jack races to reach the Trident first; the final battle breaks all the sea’s curses at once, frees Will Turner from the Dutchman and reveals a surprising family tie between Carina and Barbossa.
Plot synopsis by johnny-depp.org.
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow is at a low ebb here — luckless, drink-worn and abandoned by most of his crew — which lets Depp lean into the character’s shabbier, more haphazard comedy. Flashbacks also give the film a digitally de-aged young Jack, showing how his very first act of cunning created the vengeful Salazar, and reaffirming that Sparrow’s greatest weapon has always been his wits rather than his sword.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Captain Jack SparrowJohnny Depp
Captain Armando SalazarJavier Bardem
Hector BarbossaGeoffrey Rush
Henry TurnerBrenton Thwaites
Carina SmythKaya Scodelario
Joshamee GibbsKevin McNally
Will TurnerOrlando Bloom
Elizabeth SwannKeira Knightley
Crew
DirectorsJoachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg
ScreenplayJeff Nathanson
MusicGeoff Zanelli
CinematographyPaul Cameron
ProducerJerry Bruckheimer
StudioWalt Disney Pictures
Filming Locations
- Village Roadshow Studios, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Whitsunday Islands, Queensland
- Helensvale and Maudsland, Queensland
- Various coastal locations around the Gold Coast, Australia
More about this film
Trivia
- Javier Bardem’s ghostly Salazar make-up and effects took about three hours to apply each day; he likened the prosthetic pieces to “cold chicken breasts” on his face.
- The film features a digitally de-aged young Jack Sparrow, built by referencing Depp’s appearance from his early-1990s films.
- Paul McCartney makes a cameo as Jack’s Uncle Jack, singing in a prison cell.
- A capuchin monkey playing Barbossa’s pet reportedly escaped during production and caused mischief on set.
Awards
- 2017 Teen Choice Award — Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie, nominated
- 2018 Kids’ Choice Award — Favorite Movie Actor (Johnny Depp), nominated
