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A new trailer has been released for the newest 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean鈥� film, part of a franchise that may be in need of a restart, at least in the US.

The upcoming 鈥淧irates鈥� film, 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,鈥� is set to be released in May 2017. It is the fifth movie in the series and features the return of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, Orlando Bloom as his friend Will Turner, and Geoffrey Rush as his rival, Captain Barbossa, as well as the addition of actors including Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, and Kaya Scodelario.聽

Mr. Depp and Mr. Rush have appeared in every 鈥淧irates鈥� film, while Mr. Bloom sat out the fourth installment. Actress Keira Knightley starred in the first three movies but has not appeared in the more recent ones.聽

The 鈥淧irates鈥� series launched with the 2003 movie 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,鈥� which became a huge hit. Depp鈥檚 performance as Jack Sparrow was so well-received that he was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, a rarity for the film's genre.

However, the domestic box office success for the series peaked with the series鈥� second installment, 2006鈥檚 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean: Dead Man鈥檚 Chest.鈥� And none of the subsequent movies have been as well-received as the first, with critical response steadily declining as the series has gone on.聽

Financially, however, the films perform well overseas (the fourth movie, "On Stranger Tides," grossed more than the third film overall when international grosses are taken into account), and the domestic gross of the most recent one, for example, is still good 鈥� 2011鈥檚 鈥淧irates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides鈥� became the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year. These factors may account for the continuing of the franchise.聽

The trailer for the fifth film shows Mr. Thwaites鈥� character being asked to find Jack Sparrow by Mr. Bardem鈥檚 character, Captain Salazar.

While 鈥淧irates鈥� is likely his signature franchise, Depp has recently had a lot of trouble at the box office. His 2015 movie 鈥淏lack Mass,鈥� in which he portrayed James 鈥淲hitey鈥� Bulger, was mostly well-reviewed. But when it comes to blockbuster hopefuls, recent films like this spring鈥檚 鈥淎lice Through the Looking Glass,鈥� 鈥淢ortdecai,鈥� 鈥淭ranscendence,鈥� and 鈥淭he Lone Ranger,鈥� to name only several, have struggled financially. (2014鈥檚 鈥淚nto the Woods鈥� became a box office hit, but Depp only had a small appearance in the film.)聽

鈥淒epp鈥檚 reign, which lasted for much of the early aughts, could be nearing its end,鈥� 聽wrote earlier this year, following the failure of 鈥淎lice.鈥�

鈥淒epp will also have to prove that he still has what it takes to astound audiences 鈥� not because of his off-screen antics or bizarre costume choices, but with the intensity of his talent,鈥� Mr. Lang wrote. 鈥淭hat won鈥檛 be satisfied with another stint as Capt. Jack Sparrow.鈥澛�

Meanwhile, an unnamed box office analyst told , following 鈥淎lice鈥� struggling at the box office, 鈥淚f I'm Disney and 鈥楢lice Through the Looking Glass鈥� is a flop, I'm probably a little nervous about 鈥楶irates 5.鈥欌��