'Pirates of the Caribbean 5': Here's what's happening with the sequel
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
The sequel 鈥�Pirates of the Caribbean 5,鈥� which will feature Johnny Depp reprising his role as swashbuckler Captain Jack Sparrow, is moving forward.聽
According to , actor Delroy Atkinson of 鈥淪mall Island,鈥� Danny Kirrane of the TV show 鈥淐ritical,鈥� and 鈥淭he Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies鈥� actor Adam Brown all recently joined the cast in unknown roles.聽
Filming for the movie will start later this month, according to the .
In addition to Depp, 鈥淭he Counselor鈥� actor Javier Bardem and Brenton Thwaites of 鈥淭he Giver鈥� are on board for the film, according to Variety. The movie will be released in July 2017.
The film series kicked off in 2003 with the release of 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,鈥� which starred Depp as the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, 鈥淗obbit鈥� actor Orlando Bloom as swordsman Will Turner, Keira Knightley of 鈥淭he Imitation Game鈥� as governor鈥檚 daughter Elizabeth Swann, and 鈥淭he Book Thief鈥� actor Geoffrey Rush as evil pirate Barbossa. The cast stayed the same for two sequels, 2006鈥檚 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean: Dead Man鈥檚 Chest鈥� and the 2007 movie 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean: At World鈥檚 End,鈥� and the stories of Bloom and Knightley鈥檚 characters seemed to conclude with the third film. Depp and Rush returned for a fourth film, the 2011 movie 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,鈥� which also starred Ian McShane as pirate Blackbeard and Penelope Cruz as his daughter.聽
The first film in the 鈥淧irates鈥� series was mostly praised by critics, with Monitor reviewer David Sterritt writing that 鈥淸Depp鈥檚] dandified demeanor is more fun to watch than everything else in the spectacle put together," though he found that "director Gore Verbinski can't figure out to integrate the screenplay's different modes... the movie is marvelously filmed, though." However, the 鈥淧irate鈥� sequels have never been as critically well-received as the first film. 鈥淧earl鈥� currently holds a of 63 out of 100 on review aggregator website Metacritic, but "Chest" and "World" have a score of and , respectively. The newest movie, "Tides," is even lower, with a score of .
