The latest entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales, hits theaters on May 26th. It promises more swashbuckling action, undead pirates, and plenty of Jack Sparrow. Follow along for all the news, commentary, and trailers for the film.
May 26, 2017
Dead Men Tell No Tales proves continuity still doesn't matter for the Pirates of the Caribbean films
Image: DisneyPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is the fifth entry in the swashbuckling film series, and like its four predecessors, it’s packed to the gills with pirates, sea monsters, action, adventure, Johnny Depp doing whatever it is Johnny Depp does, and an egregious disregard for the laws of physics.
Read Article >The film is billed as the “final adventure” of Captain Jack Sparrow, though co-director Joachim Rønning called it the “beginning of the finale,” and said there might be 10 sequels for all he knows. But even though it is theoretically part of one long, ongoing story, Dead Men Tell No Tales is puzzlingly, irritatingly ignorant of much of the continuity of the series.
May 25, 2017
Disney CEO reports that hackers did not steal Pirates of the Caribbean 5
Image: DisneyEarlier this month, reports surfaced that hackers stole Disney’s upcoming film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, threatening to release the film online if a demand for ransom wasn’t met. Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the company had not been hacked, and that the threat was a fake.
Read Article >“To our knowledge we were not hacked,” he said when asked about the role of technology at Disney. “We had a threat of a hack of a movie being stolen. We decided to take it seriously but not react in the manner in which the person who was threatening us had required.”
May 24, 2017
Does Dead Men Tell No Tales capture the magic of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride?
Photo: DisneyIf you can even remember the year 2003, I’m guessing one thing you remember is that it’s the year Disney released a film based on a theme-park ride.
Read Article >That film is significant mostly due to the absolute absurdity of its confidence. It had a summer-blockbuster release date, a ridiculously long name for the first installment in a franchise, a director fresh off The Ring, Orlando Bloom fresh off the second Lord of the Rings movie, and that elevator pitch, “It’s a movie based on a theme-park ride.” More specifically, based on a boat ride through the unsettling world of animatronic pirates, built in California’s Disneyland in 1967, then replicated in Florida’s Walt Disney World in 1973, Tokyo’s Disneyland in 1983, and Paris’ Disneyland in 1992.
May 15, 2017
Pirates pirate Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and demand ransom from Disney
Photo: DisneyHackers claim to have stolen the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean film and are demanding that Disney pay a ransom or else have it released online, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline.
Read Article >While there doesn’t appear to be proof yet that hackers have actually taken the movie, the series of events closely mirrors what happened a few weeks ago with Orange Is the New Black, when hackers claimed to have taken the show’s upcoming season and then released it after Netflix declined to pay a ransom.
Mar 2, 2017
You can't convince me this Pirates of the Caribbean movie will really be released
Please help me! Everyone in the world (pretty much) is trying to convince me that Disney is releasing Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as the fifth feature-length film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. In May! Of this year!
Read Article >This can’t possibly be true, and I don’t know why everyone is rallying around this bizarre and ultimately pointless conspiracy. Do you just want me to go insane? Buddies, there are easier ways, such as letting me read the news.
Feb 6, 2017
Jack Sparrow faces the dead in the new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales trailer
The latest trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (also known as Salazar’s Revenge in some countries) aired tonight during the Super Bowl, giving us a new look at the army of the dead Captain Jack Sparrow will have to face off against in his fifth outing. Javier Bardem plays the titular Salazar, a ghost pirate who wants to settle an old score with Jack. The film will also feature the return of Orlando Bloom as now-immortal captain Will Turner, and Geoffrey Rush as Jack’s one-time rival Hector Barbossa.
Read Article >Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales hits theaters on May 26th.
Oct 3, 2016
Here is the first teaser trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Disney has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the next installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Read Article >The trailer shows off a brutal attack on a British vessel as a lone, ghostly figure (Javier Bardem) strides through the violence. "Find Sparrow for me," he tells the ship's lone survivor, "And relay a message from Captain Salazar. Tell him death comes straight for him."