Walt Disney Studios have officially announced that the fifth film in the Pirates of The Caribbean franchise will be shot in Queensland, Australia.

Production is set to begin in Febuary 2015, with a potential film release in July 2017. The film will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg.

Johnny Depp is set to return as Captain Jack Sparrow. Orlando Bloom, Jack Davenport and Geoffrey Rush have yet to be confirmed as returning cast for the Dead Men Tell No Tales film.