![]() Bardem’s character, crew, and ship take all the right cues from Barbossa’s phantom pirates in Curse of the Black Pearl and the Oscar-nominated, makeup-driven masterpiece of Bill Nighy’s Davy Jones and the crew of the cursed Flying Dutchman in 2006’s Dead Man’s Chest. In much the same way those early films found a good balance between swashbuckling adventure and supernatural spectacle, Dead Men Tell No Tales blends some genuinely exciting sequences with some effectively creepy set pieces. The relationship between all three characters - Henry, Carina, and Jack - also follows a similar course as it did with Will, Elizabeth, and Jack in those early films, and the similarities don’t stop there. Thwaites and Scodelario’s characters slot in nicely as the next generation of reluctant companions for Jack along his journey, with Thwaites’ Henry Turner even going so far as to be on the same quest – to save his father from a sea curse – as Bloom’s Will Turner three movies earlier. ![]() Newcomers to the franchise include Brenton Thwaites ( Gods of Egypt) as Henry Turner - Will and Elizabeth’s son - and Kaya Scodelario ( The Maze Runner franchise) as Carina Smyth, an astronomer on a quest to uncover her past by finding a legendary treasure. In a clear effort to get the band back together, the film also features returning cast members Geoffrey Rush as the pirate Hector Barbossa, Kevin McNally as Joshamee Gibbs, and brief appearances by franchise veterans Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley as Will and Elizabeth Turner, respectively. ![]() ![]() The film finds Johnny Depp’s eccentric pirate Jack Sparrow once again at the center of a supernatural adventure on the high seas, as he’s pursued by the undead Spanish Navy Captain Armando Salazar, played by Javier Bardem ( No Country For Old Men). The fifth installment of Disney’s blockbuster franchise based on its popular theme park attraction (which still seems like bizarre source material, even after 14 years and five films), Dead Men Tell No Tales pairs the directing duo of Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg ( Kon-Tiki, Marco Polo) with screenwriter Jeff Nathanson ( Catch Me If You Can, the Rush Hour sequels). What Dead Men Tell No Tales lacks in originality, it boldly makes up for in its visual scope. ![]()
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