Sep 5, 2017 - This past summer, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Tales does on home video before they proceed with a new adventure.
While Disney hasn’t even shown a trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the studio is already planning to shoot the fifth and sixth installments in the franchise back-to-back. According to, the studio is “quietly telling cast and crew to set aside a major block of time in the very near future so they can shoot Pirates 5 and Pirates 6,” back-to-back. For those who don’t know, Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End were shot this way and despite their gargantuan budgets, they made an even bigger return.
The Pirates series has become one of Disney’s marquee franchises so it’s no surprise they’re already planning out the new sequels. Hit the jump to learn about Johnny Depp’s schedule, which will likely dictate when these bad boys shoot. Depp is currently planning to shoot Tim Burton’s and Gore Verbinski’s in 2011. Depp has also expressed interest in starring in a re-adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s and has been in talks to costar in Kathryn Bigelow’s.
There’s currently no word on whether Disney is trying to get Pirates 4 helmer Rob Marshall to direct the next two movies or where they plan to go with the story. The big question is whether audiences will still want to see more Jack Sparrow. We’ll get our answer to that question when Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides hits theater in 3D on May 20, 2011. For those just tuning in, here’s the film’s official synopsis: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise.