2017 film by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is a 2017 American swashbuckler film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, and written by Jeff Nathanson. It is the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, following On Stranger Tides (2011), and features an ensemble cast including Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Brenton Thwaites, Kaya Scodelario, and Kevin McNally. The film follows a search for the Trident of Poseidon by a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow pursued by Captain Armando Salazar and a crew of deadly ghosts who have escaped from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea and take revenge on Sparrow. 280,465 views on May 26, 2017 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), Bevin Boys, Ariana Grande, List of highest-grossing Indian films. Wiki link