'Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge' trivia and fun facts
Possible directors
Fredrik Bond, Tim Burton, Alfonso Cuarón, Shawn Levy, Sam Raimi, Rupert Sanders and Chris Weitz were considered to direct this movie.
Colleagues
Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem previously appeared in 'Before Night Falls'.
The old ones
Disney wanted back Martin Klebba (Marty), Lee Arenberg (Pintel) and Mackenzie Crook (Raghetti) in the new film, but only Klebba could return.
Salazar wins
In a lot of countries, including the English-speaking ones, the film's title is 'Salazar's Revenge' instead 'Dead Men Tell No Tales'.
Original characters
As of this movie, Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally Jack The Monkey are the only actors to appear in every movie in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise.
Long time ago
This film marks the largest gap between the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films, because his predecessor was filmed six years after.
Sustitution
Chritoph Waltz was going to be the villain in this movie, as the Captain Brand. But finally, the producers decided to change Brand to Salazar and to choose an actor with Mediterranean features. But Waltz and Bardem had played as villains in the 'James Bond' films.
Reboot
Orlando Bloom told in an interview that this movie it's a soft reboot of the previous ones.
Little accident at work
Johnny Depp injured his hand while filming in Australia and had to make a trip back to the U.S.
Warning
The title was mentioned by Cotton's parrot in the first movie.
Unexpected Role
We can see Paul McCartney as Jack Sparrow's uncle, Jack.