Jerry Bruckheimer Says the ‘Pirates’ Franchise Won’t Go On Without Johnny Depp

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the fifth movie in Disney’s long-running film franchise, was being prepped way back in 2013. Maybe back then, the national consciousness was more open to the idea of another chapter in the continuing adventures of Johnny Depp’s buffoonish scalawag Captain Jack Sparrow. But now? Who knows. After overcoming […]

/Response: Your Favorite Film and Television Pirates

(Welcome to /Response, the companion piece to our /Answers series and a space where /Film readers can chime in and offer their two cents on a particular question.) Earlier this week, the /Film team wrote about our favorite pirates from film and television. We then opened the floor to our readers: who is your favorite onscreen pirate? And you […]

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Credits Scene Explained

The fifth entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise hits theaters this weekend, and while it doesn’t look to be quite as successful as the previous entries in the adventure film series, it will still easily take the weekend with as much as $ 80 million projected for the extended Memorial Day weekend debut. […]

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ – What Did You Think?

It’s been six years since the last sequel in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise arrived, and it wasn’t exactly a shining example of an entertaining high seas adventure. In fact, I couldn’t even tell you what happened in that movie. That’s how memorable On Stranger Tides was when it arrived around this same time […]

/Answers: The Greatest Movie Pirates to Sail the Seven Seas (or Outer Space)

Every week in /Answers, we attempt to answer a new pop culture-related question. This week’s edition, tying in with the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, asks “Who is your favorite movie or TV pirate?” As always, we have submissions from the /Film writing crew and podcast team. If you’d like to share your pick […]

‘Pirates 5’ Review Round-Up: The Early Buzz May Have Been Premature

Disney is practically overrun with film franchises these days, but since Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides made over a billion dollars worldwide back in 2011, another sequel was inevitable. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales arrives in theaters this Friday, but what are the early reviews saying? The consensus: maybe this film isn’t […]

Pirates of the Caribbean 5 REVIEW: Is Salazar's Revenge swashbuckling fun or a sunk ship?

Who would have thought that a movie based on a Disneyland theme park ride would spawn a multi-billion dollar franchise?  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl did exactly that, boosting the careers of Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly – and now 14 years later they’re all back for a […]

The Weird Reason Johnny Depp Nixed a Female Villain for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’

Yes, there’s somehow a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie coming out later this month. But somehow, despite the fact that it’s been six years since the fourth film was released and On Stranger Tides seems to have left absolutely no cultural footprint whatsoever, the upcoming Dead Men Tell No Tales is apparently surprisingly good. Below, you’ll find the first clip from the film, and […]

Disney hack: Leak fears as Pirates of the Caribbean 5 ‘stolen and held for ransom’

Despite signs last night appearing to point towards Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi being the film at the centre of the scandal, reports now seem to agree that it is the latest swashbuckler starring Johnny Depp. Bob Iger was said by The Hollywood Reporter to have told those at an ABC meeting that […]

Check Out Paul McCartney in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’

We’ve known since last year that Pirates of the Caribbean was bringing another legendary rock star into the high seas franchise after having Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards play Jack Sparrow’s father previously. This time, it was the British imported band The Beatles having one of their members turned into a pirate, and now we […]