Pirates of the Caribbean 5 - “We’ll Do It Right And End It On A High Note,” Says Depp

By Kara Michelle Sep 21, 2014 02:18 AM EDT

Pirates of the Caribbean 5 - "We'll Do It Right And End It On A High Note," Says Depp

Pirates of the Caribbean 5, the next installment in the fantasy adventure film franchise series inspired by a Walt Disney theme park ride, opens in theaters on July 7, 2017. Originally set for a July 2015 showing, the release date had to be moved back to accommodate script rewrites. The Pirates of the Caribbean 5 full movie will be titled Dead Men Tell No Tales and it will be directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg based on a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson.

Back in 2010, following the box office success of Pirates of the Caribbean 3 (Curse of the Black Pearl) and while still filming on Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (On Stranger Tides), cast and crew were told to be on call since Pirates of the Caribbean 5 and 6 could be filmed back-to-back next. Apparently however, things didn't work out as expected because some script issues had to be addressed first. Additional writers - Stuart Beattie, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and Jay Wolpert - were brought in to help further develop the characters outlined in Nathanson's screenplay. Even franchise star Johnny Depp was asked by Disney and executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer to collaborate with Nathanson on the film project.

In an exclusive April 2014 interview with Ruben Nepales of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Depp said: "Very happily and proudly, I have welcomed taking part in the story and working directly with the screenwriter (Nathanson)-he and I. It's working out really well that way. So I have high hopes for that 'Pirates 5' because if that's really the last one, which it probably is, I feel that we owe it to the audience who went and saw the films so many times. We'll do it right and end it on a high note."

Aside from Depp, there are still no confirmed Pirates of the Caribbean 5 cast although it is rumored that Orlando Bloom will also be back to reprise his role as Will Turner, the Flying Dutchman's immortal captain. Other rumored Pirates of the Caribbean 5 cast include Keira Knightley, Christoph Waltz, Geoffrey Rush, Mackenzie Crook, Lee Arenberg, Martin Klebba, and Keith Richards.

The film's casting is expected to be finalized within the next month or two. Filming is also expected to begin early next year in Australia. There is no Pirates of the Caribbean 5 official trailer yet.