<Li> Orlando Bloom as Captain William "Will" Turner Jr.: a blacksmith - turned - pirate, who was transformed into the Captain of the Flying Dutchman at the end of At World's End . Speaking about his possible return to the franchise, Bloom stated that he would love to portray a character outside of his usual role types as a good - looking hero: "Of course, I'm Davy Jones now, so I'm down the bottom of the ocean . It might be kind of fun to do something where I'm rumbling' round the bottom of the ocean, because I won't look anything like me . (Gestures to his face) Get all gnarly ." </Li> <P> Additionally, Keira Knightley briefly appears at the end and reprises her role in the film series as Elizabeth Swann, Will Turner's wife, and Henry's mother . Adam Brown, Danny Kirrane, and Delroy Atkinson appear as members of Jack's crew . In the prison scene, Paul McCartney appears briefly as Jack's paternal uncle, Uncle Jack . Alexander Scheer plays a young Captain Edward Teague in a flashback sequence, while Keith Richards' likeness (as Jack's father) was also used . A silhouette of Davy Jones, one of the series' former villains, was seen in the post-credits scene, but no actor was credited for this appearance . Pablo and Chiquita reprised their role as Jack the Monkey . </P> <P> Shortly before the release of On Stranger Tides in 2011, the cast and crew of the fourth film were told to set aside time in the near future, as Walt Disney Pictures intended to shoot a fifth and sixth film back - to - back (like the first two sequels). However, it was later stated that only a fifth film was in the works . On January 11, 2013, Jeff Nathanson signed on to write the script for the film . Rob Marshall, the director of the last film, was believed for return to direct, but he declined after he chose to direct Into the Woods (2014) and The Thin Man (both projects for Disney and starring Johnny Depp). After Marshall passed on the project, many directors were rumored to direct the film, like Tim Burton, Sam Raimi, Shawn Levy, Chris Weitz, Alfonso Cuarón and Gore Verbinski (who directed the first three films). On May 9, 2013, it was reported that Fredrik Bond, Rupert Sanders, and the Norwegian film duo Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were considered to direct the fifth film . Finally, on May 29, 2013, Rønning and Sandberg were selected to direct . This decision was based both on their Academy Award - nominated high sea film Kon - Tiki, as well as their ability to work with a limited budget . Geoffrey Rush argued that the pair brought "a kind of Euro sensibility to traditional Hollywood franchise thinking". While Orlando Bloom believed that they'd "recaptured the simplicity and charm", calling the film "fantastic, really entertaining". On August 22, 2013, Rønning and Sandberg revealed that the title of the fifth film would be Dead Men Tell No Tales . They also confirmed that they were working on the film, speaking highly of Jeff Nathanson's "funny and touching" script and that they are inspired by the first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl, stating that the original is "scary, it's funny, and most of all it's a comedy, but with great heart, and that structure and the dynamics between the characters was something I really wanted to try and reinvent". On the pair's decision to direct the film, Rønning believed that "it was all there in this script already, and for me, it was just a matter of adding scenes that carry the tradition of Gore Verbinski, bring the emotional core and big action set pieces", with Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton also being in the director's mind when crafting the tone of the film . The pair also wanted to include two things new to the series: "it needs to have heart; I really believe this to be the most emotional Pirates yet", argued Rønning, as well as exploring the roots of Jack Sparrow . Kaya Scodelario felt that the film "will have much more of the feel of the first film, the producers want to take it back to the beginning again . They wanted it to have this epic journey, and for it to make sense, and for it to tie things up, and also lead to new storylines ." </P> <P> However, after Disney's The Lone Ranger lost the studio $190 million in 2013--a film also starring Depp in a similarly eccentric role--Disney questioned the bankability of Depp and thus the franchise, so the film was reconsidered and not actually green - lit as of early 2014 . Another problem, along with the lack of success Depp experienced outside of the Pirates franchise were script problems, as Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn stated: "We haven't seen a screenplay yet that I've been able to sign off on . There are a lot of variables that affect the final outcome once it leaves the studio lot, so we are very careful ." Due to these problems, the film's production was delayed, and it moved from a 2015 release aspired by Disney in 2013 to a likely release in 2016 . Producer Jerry Bruckheimer revealed that script as well as budget issues were behind the delay, and that Jeff Nathanson was at work on a second attempt based on a well - received outline, stating: "It's all a factor . We want a script that everyone's signed off on and a budget that everyone's signed off on ." After the script was accepted and the film was finally officially green - lit by Disney in July 2014, the release date moved to July 7, 2017 . </P>

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