‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Gets ‘Maleficent’ Actor Brenton Thwaites and ‘Maze Runner’ Actress Kaya Scodelario on Board; Filming Starts in Two Weeks Says Producer Jerry Bruckhei

4:59 PM EST 2/1/2015

Walt Disney Pictures' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales or simply Pirates of the Caribbean 5, the next installment in the fantasy adventure film franchise series inspired by a Walt Disney theme park ride, opens in theaters on July 7, 2017. Originally set for a July 2015 showing, the release date had to be moved back to accommodate script rewrites. The upcoming movie will be directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg based on a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson along with Stuart Beatie, Ted Elliot, Terry Rosio and Jay Wolpert. Franchise star Johnny Depp was also asked by Disney and executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer to collaborate with Nathanson on the script development.Read more

Gabriella Wilde shortlisted for “Pirates of the Caribbean”

11:30 PM EST 1/18/2015

The aristocrat-turned-actress seems to have a flourishing Hollywood career where it is reported that Gabriella Wilde have been shortlisted for a role in Disney’s swashbuckling film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.Read more