Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joachim Rønning Espen Sandberg
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenplay by	Jeff Nathanson
Story by	Jeff Nathanson Terry Rossio
Based on	Pirates of the Caribbean by Walt Disney Characters created by Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Stuart Beattie Jay Wolpert
Starring	Johnny Depp Javier Bardem Brenton Thwaites Kaya Scodelario Kevin McNally Geoffrey Rush
Music by	Geoff Zanelli[1]
Cinematography	Paul Cameron[2]
Edited by	Roger Barton Leigh Folsom Boyd
Production company	Walt Disney Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date	May 11, 2017 (Shanghai)[3] May 26, 2017(United States)
Running time	129 minutes[4]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$230 million[5]
Box office	$708.7 million[5]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (released overseas as Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge)^[6] is a 2017 American fantasy swashbuckler 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. Johnny Depp, Kevin McNally and Geoffrey Rush reprise their roles as Jack Sparrow, Joshamee Gibbs and Hector Barbossa, respectively, while Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites and Kaya Scodelario join the cast as Armando Salazar, Henry Turner and Carina Smyth. The film also features the returns of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley as Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, following their absence from the previous film.

The filmmakers cited the series' first installment, The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), as inspiration for the script and tone of the film.^[7][8] Pre-production for the film started shortly before On Stranger Tides was released in early 2011, with Terry Rossio writing a script for the film. In early 2013, Jeff Nathanson was hired to write a new script, 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. It was released in conventional, Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D formats on May 26, 2017. The film received criticism over its plot, however, the acting, visuals and shorter running time were praised; some critics considered the film an improvement over its predecessor, while others felt the franchise had run its course.^[9] It has grossed $708.7 million worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2017.^[10][5]