'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' has entered post-production, and its cast has been forthcoming on details about the 5th movie of the franchise. Johnny and Orlando Bloom reunite, along with other returning cast. The movie, which is said to be closer to the first film, features fresh faces, one of which is Kaya Scodelario. Unfortunately, her character has been criticized as a replacement for Keira Knightley's.
According to the Mirror UK, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' will be closer to the first film, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Scodelario reveals that the upcoming 5th installment has more of the elements of the first movie, because "that's what they wanted to bring it back to."
With the aim of putting sense into the epic journey and to tie things up, the production and script has moved closer to how it was done before. As revealed, Bloom is reprising his famous role as Will Turner, and will be encountering his son, Henry Turner, in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'. However, his onscreen wife Elizabeth Swann played by Keira Knightley, is not coming back as per Knightley's choice.
This has sparked disappointment, and doubts on 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5', as the terrific trio of Depp's Jack Sparrow, Bloom's Will Turner and Knightley's Elizabeth Swan have been quite central and well-balanced dynamic. The displeasure turned into criticisms when Scodelario's role as Carina Smyth was announced. Critics and fans collectively raised their eyebrows to what looks like a copy of Swann's character, according to Master Herald.
While admitting her character, Smyth, has a lot in common with Swann, Scodelario thinks hers distinct in a way. However, the skepticism remains, with her character described as an intelligent astronomer who is quite feisty, and is out journeying the sea where she encounters Sparrow, and has a possible romantic relationship with a Turner (Henry). Save for the profession, and what she's looking for, it does sound eerily like Swann. Whether she is distinctly different will be known for sure once 'Pirates of the Caribbean 5' is released.
Movie Pilot has wondered if the casting of fresh faces means that the franchise is moving on from Jack Sparrow, or if it is the last of the swashbuckling series. Given the box office success of the 1st to 4th movie, an ending seems unlikely, but the critical reception of the last one has been poor. This is also one of the reasons why 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' links more closely to the first film: in order to go back to what worked.
Returning with Depp and Bloom are Geoffrey Rush (Hector Barbossa) and Stephen Graham (Scrum) and joining them will be Javier Bardem (Salazar), Brenton Thwaites (Henry Turner). 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' is expected to hit the big screen on 7 July 2017.
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