Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
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Directed by	Joachim Rønning Espen Sandberg
Screenplay by	Jeff Nathanson
Story by	Jeff Nathanson Terry Rossio
Based on	Characters by Ted Elliott     Terry Rossio     Stuart Beattie     Jay Wolpert Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer
Starring	Johnny Depp Javier Bardem Brenton Thwaites Kaya Scodelario Kevin McNally Geoffrey Rush
Cinematography	Paul Cameron[1]
Edited by	Roger Barton Leigh Folsom Boyd
Music by	Geoff Zanelli
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates	May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11) (Shanghai Disney Resort) May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26) (United States)
Running time	129 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$230 million[3][4]
Box office	$795.9 million[5]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (released internationally as Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge) is a 2017 American swashbuckler fantasy film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, and written by Jeff Nathanson, with story credit given to both Nathanson and executive producer Terry Rossio. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film is the stand-alone sequel to On Stranger Tides (2011) and the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. The film stars Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, and Kevin McNally. The story follows Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) as he searches for the Trident of Poseidon to defeat Armando Salazar (Bardem), who is determined to kill every pirate at sea and take revenge on Sparrow for imprisoning him and his crew of ghosts in the Devil's Triangle. Jack is joined by Hector Barbossa (Rush), young sailor Henry Turner (Thwaites), young astronomer Carina Smyth (Scodelario), Jack's crewmen including first mate Joshamee Gibbs (McNally) and Scrum to defeat Salazar's ghostly 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, with critics describing the film as a "requel". 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, 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 premiered in Shanghai on May 11, 2017, and was released in the United States on May 26. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $796 million worldwide against an overall production budget of $230 million. A untitled sixth film is in development.