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Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise and is the brain-child of Gore Verbinski and Jerry Bruckheimer. The franchise includes a theme park ride, three highly successful films as well as numerous video games and children's toys.

The first film "Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl" was released in 2003 and starred Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Stellan Skarsgård, and Naomie Harris.

Johnny Depp has made the main character Captain Jack Sparrow, a loveable drunken pirate, one of the more indelible characters of recent movie history.

The second movie broke box office records on release, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" released in 2006 and the third movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" is also a highly anticipated release.

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Orlando Bloom Returning To 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' For Fifth Film

By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 August 2015

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Having played no part at all in 2011's On Stranger Tides, Bloom will be returning to the cast for Dead Men Tell No Tales in 2017.

Great news for fans of Pirates Of The Caribbean as Disney has confirmed that Orlando Bloom will be returning to the cast for the fifth instalment. The announcement was revealed at Disney’s D23 expo on Saturday (August 15th) after the star himself had previously expressed uncertainty as to whether he would get the nod.

Bloom, of course, was missing from the fourth movie On Stranger Tides back in 2011, having played Will Turner, one of the franchise’s central characters, in the first three movies dating back to 2003. But it seems now that his role will be revived in some way for the 2017 release Dead Men Tell No Tales alongside Johnny Depp’s eternal favourite Captain Jack Sparrow.

Orlando Bloom will be taking part in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'

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Johnny Depp Visits Children's Hospital Dressed As Captain Jack Sparrow

By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 08 July 2015

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The Pirates of the Caribbean actor took a break from shooting the fifth film of the series to pay a short visit to an Australian children's hospital.

Johnny Depp surprised patients at a children’s hospital in Australia with a flying visit dressed in his full Pirates Of The Caribbean costume, delighting the staff and young patients as his flamboyant, swashbuckling character Captain Jack Sparrow.

Taking a leaf out of fellow Hollywood superstar Chris Pratt’s book, the 52 year old actor dropped in dressed as one of his movie characters in order to raise spirits at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane, according to ABC Australia on Tuesday (July 7th).

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Disney Delays The Release Of 'Pirates Of The Caribbean 5' Until Summer 2016

By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 September 2013

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Fans of the ever-popular 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise will have to wait a little bit long to see Capt. Jack Sparrow on the big screen again

Johnny Depp and co. won't be back on screen in their finest swashbuckling attire for longer than first anticipated, as it has been revealed that Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 will not be finished in time to meet it's originally planned release date. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie was due to hit cinemas in summer 2015, but will now arrive at a later date.

Johnny Depp will be returning as Capt. Jack Sparrow

Series producer Jerry Bruckheimer told THR that the decision was made to push back the release date was due to on-going script issues that should be resolved in time to see the film released in time for summer 2016. Pirates of Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, will see Johnny Depp return to his role as Captain Jack Sparrow, with no further cast details yet announced. Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg were in agreement to direct, but this could potentially change with the new script adjustments.

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Johnny Depp's 50 Years Of 'Scissorhand' Successes And 'Lone Ranger' Failures

By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 July 2013

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Johnny Depp turned 50 in June 2013. His career has spanned three decades and a wide range of genres. He has appeared in cult classics, Disney blockbusters and everything else in-between. 'The Lone Ranger', his latest film, has not been popular with critics. Some of his previous films have been equally ravaged whilst others have been highly acclaimed.

The Lone Ranger, not so much Johnny Depp's part in it, has been ravaged by critics worldwide. The star turned 50 on June 9th this year (2013). His career has spanned three decades, with his first major appearance occurring in 1984.

Johnny Depp at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, L.A.

Depp's first major film role was in A Nightmare on Elm Street, the hugely successful 80's horror classic. Variety described the movie as "highly imaginative". Depp plays Glen Lantz, one of the teenagers stalked and killed by Freddie Kreuger in his dreams.

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