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On May 29, 2013, it was announced that Rønning and Sandberg from Norway would be directing the film.

On August 22, 2013, it was revealed that the title of the fifth film would be Dead Men Tell No Tales, alluding to the line well-known from the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park attractions. On September 11, 2013, Bleeding Cool revealed plot details for the film which includes a new female lead and troublemaker for Captain Sparrow who is suspected of witchcraft, which is a big part of the film, but she is actually a scientist, two new romantic leads from farming families, that get involved in Sparrow's plans, One of the film's leads is former member of the British militaries ghost now siding with Barbossa on a revenge mission, which gives the film its title. The film starts with an "awkward wedding" and concludes with "a riff on the myth of the Bermuda Triangle".

Production is slated to begin production in late 2014 or early 2015 for a likely 2016 release.

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In the fourth film the cast and crew were told by Disney not to occupy their time in the near future, as the studio intended to shoot a fifth and sixth film back-to-back. However, it was later stated that only a fifth film was in the works. On January 14, 2011, it was confirmed that Terry Rossio would write the screenplay for the fifth installment, without his co-writer Ted Elliott, the second Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film to do so after Déjà Vu. Johnny Depp said that he would be happy to return as Captain Jack Sparrow saying "As long as we can put all the puzzle pieces together, I would most definitely consider it". Jerry Bruckheimer said that the fifth film would be a stand-alone film. Terry Rossio stated in the summer of 2011 that the script for the fifth film was finished, and he had handed the script to Disney executives. Speaking at the fourth film's press launch in Cannes, Depp said he would play the role for as long as it is popular with the public. In October 2011, Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed that they are working on a script. In an interview, Kevin McNally stated that a fall 2012 production start was possible. Disney had a wishlist of directors they would like to direct, as Rob Marshall declined to return. The list included Tim Burton, Sam Raimi, Alfonso Cuaron, Shawn Levy, Chris Weitz, and original Pirates director Gore Verbinski. Verbinski and Burton were Disney's top choices as they had both worked with Disney and Johnny Depp on numerous occasions.[40] On July 6, 2011, Johnny Depp was reported to be close to a deal for the fifth film. Depp's filming of Lone Ranger (2012–13) meant they would not begin filming the 5th installment until 2014. Orlando Bloom said he would like to return for the film if he was offered. There was a report by Moviehole that, when asked about the film's plot, a separate Disney contact simply said: "Will Turner's story might not be finished". Keira Knightley was offered to reprise her role as Elizabeth Swann in mid-July 2013, but so far, she has not responded.

In August 2012 news surfaced that Johnny Depp signed on officially for the fifth film. In November 2012, Sunset, the ship which played the Black Pearl and the Queen Anne's Revenge in the second, third, and the latter in the fourth film was docked into Long Beach, California from Oahu, Hawaii where On Stranger Tides was filmed, waiting for her call up. On January 11, 2013, Jeff Nathanson signed on to write the script for the film. On January 14, 2013, Disney announced that the film would be released on July 10, 2015. On May 9, 2013, Disney announced its short list of directors included Fredrik Bond, Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg & Rupert Sanders. On May 29, 2013, Rønning and Sandberg were selected to direct it. On August 22, 2013, it was revealed that the title of the fifth film would be Dead Men Tell No Tales. On September 10, 2013, Disney pushed back the film's initial 2015 release, with sources indicating that a Summer 2016 release is likely.

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