The first reactions to the new Pirates Of The Caribbean movie are in, and they’re largely positive.
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge opens in cinemas worldwide on May 26, but film industry insiders were treated to an early screening at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last night (March 28).
Johnny Depp returns as Captain Jack Sparrow in the franchise’s fifth instalment. He will square up to Captain Salazar, a new villain played by Javier Bardem. Meanwhile, Orlando Bloom returns as Will Turner having sat out the fourth film.
Posting on Twitter, people who watched the film hailed it as “a pleasant surprise”, “a lot of fun” and “a big step up” from the last film in the franchise. Check out their reactions below.
New "Pirates of the Caribbean" has good pacing, solid action and a menacing villain in Javier Bardem. #CinemaCon2017
— Sean P. Means (@SeanPMeans) March 29, 2017
You might be surprised to hear me say this but I really dug the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Action set pieces are a lot of fun. pic.twitter.com/mluWwqyU8r
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) March 29, 2017
? for #PiratesoftheCaribbean. You don't think you need more Jack Sparrow and then you realize you needed more Jack Sparrow#CinemaCon
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) March 29, 2017
Thing I liked most about #PiratesoftheCaribbean is it felt the most like the first movie, which is my personal favorite. Strong finale pic.twitter.com/SF9b6uk4GU
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) March 29, 2017
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is a pleasant surprise. Continues the legacy, focuses on the characters and the world.
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) March 29, 2017
Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Takes has most heart since first movie. (1) #CinemaCon2017
— Gregory Ellwood – The Playlist ? (@TheGregoryE) March 29, 2017
A new trailer for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge was released last week over the weekend.
It has recently been reported that Paul McCartney will make an appearance in Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge
Filming had apparently already wrapped on the film when the Beatles legend was added to the cast. According to Deadline, an extra scene was added to allow McCartney to make his cameo. Details of his role have not been disclosed yet,
His cameo follows Rolling Stone Keith Richards appearing as Captain Teague in Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End and Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Teague was the father of Captain Jack Sparrow, as played by Johnny Depp, who cited Richards as an influence on the way he played the character.