'Pirates of the Caribbean 5' Release Date, Spoilers: Australian Government Offers $20 Million for Movie to Film on Their Shores
The Australian federal government has agreed to put up an amount of AUS$21.6 million (approximately $20.2 million USD) of financial incentives to secure filming of the fifth "Pirates of the Carribbean" sequel on the shores of Australia.
Disney and the Australian government had previously struck an agreement for the funding of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" but the film project was later suspended after director David Fincher abandoned the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Funds were reallocated to "Pirates of the Carribbean 5" instead.
"The government is pleased to agree to Disney's request to enable earlier funding to be repurposed for the production of Pirates of the Caribbean 5. Any decision to film productions in Australia is a commercial matter for Disney," George Brandis, the Federal Arts Minister, explained.
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Disney chooses to make the film in the country and not on other locations like Puerto Rico and Mexico, then "Pirates 5" would be the largest film production to be ever made in Australia, according to ABC Brisbane. It could also create more than 3,000 job openings for the locals.
Many maritime scenes for the movie are expected to be filmed in some locations in Far North Queensland and at the special tanks of Village Roadshow Studios, which is located on the Gold Coast, The Queensland Times reported.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" will see the return of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa. Other rumors indicate that Christoph Waltz will portray the main antagonist in the upcoming film sequel.
"Pirates of the Caribbean 5" will be directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg. "Dead Men Tell No Tales" is slated for release July 7, 2017.
