Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales was initially planned for a 2000 release.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales . The filmmakers cited the first installment , The Curse of the Black Pearl ( 2003 ) , as inspiration for the script and tone of the film . Initially planned for a 2015 release , the film was delayed to 2016 and then to 2017 , due to script and budget issues .