Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is a work.
Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men Tell No Tales ( also known as Pirates of the Caribbean : Salazar 's Revenge ) is a 2017 American fantasy swashbuckler film , the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and the sequel to On Stranger Tides ( 2011 ) . The film is directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg from a script by Jeff Nathanson , with Jerry Bruckheimer serving again as producer . The film also stars Javier Bardem as Armando Salazar , Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner and Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth . Pre-production for the film started shortly before On Stranger Tides was released in early 2011 , with Terry Rossio writing a script for the film . Initially planned for a 2015 release , the film was delayed to 2016 and then to 2017 , due to script and budget issues .