‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’ plot unveiled

Los Angeles: The synopsis for the highly anticipated fantasy film “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” will witness Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow having a hard time facing off a new character.

As the movie has started its production in Australia, Depp’s eccentric character is all set for an adventure to find an important artifact, reports aceshowbiz.com. 

“Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him,” read the official plot.

“Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas,” the synopsis reads further.

The fifth instalment in “Pirates of Caribbean” movie franchise will be co-directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Ronning with a script by Jeff Nathanson. 

Actor Javier Bardem is confirmed to play the villain, Captain Salazar. The film will also star Kaya Scodelario, Brenton Thwaites and Golshifteh Farahani in pivotal roles.

“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is expected to release in US July 7, 2017.

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Irrfan Khan cast in Tom Hanks-starrer ‘Inferno’

Los Angeles: Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has been roped in for yet another Hollywood project — this time he will share screen space with Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones in the upcoming mystery thriller film “Inferno”.

Apart from the 48-year-old, “Inferno”, the third film in the franchise that launched with “The Da Vinci Code” in 2006 and continued with “Angels & Demons” in 2009 will also star French actor Omar Sy, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

The film adaptation of Dan Brown’s eponymous novel will witness Ron Howard returning to the director’s chair, and Hanks will play the lead character Robert Langdon.

In this latest instalment, Langdon finds himself in a hospital room in Venice as well as the target of a manhunt. With the help of Sienna, a nurse, and his knowledge of symbology, he will try to escape while they have to solve the most intricate riddle Langdon has ever faced.

Irrfan will portray Provost, the head of a shadowy group that becomes involved with Langdon, while Sy will play the leader of a disease prevention team.

After starring in Hollywood films like “A Mighty Heart”, “Slumdog Millionaire”, “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “Life of Pi”, Irrfan has been on a roll in the West. He will also be seen in the Hollywood science fiction adventure film “Jurassic World”, which will hit theatres June 12.

Meanwhile, “Inferno” has been slated to release Oct 14, 2016.

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