Orlando Bloom – who played orphan-turned-blacksmith-turned-pirate-turned-Davy Jones replacement in the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films – was noticeably absent in 2011’s installment, On Stranger Tides. However, according to Bloom himself, he may in fact return to the high seas for the upcoming fifth installment in the swashbuckling series, Dead Men Tell No Tales.
When talking with the Press Association, Bloom said:
“There have certainly been some discussions about it and I’m open to it. The whole experience of working with Johnny [Depp] and [original director] Gore [Verbinski] was really amazing for me.”
Dead Men Tell No Tales doesn’t set sail for a few more years, so Bloom has plenty of time to mull the decision over and decide if he’ll return as Will Turner. Personally, I’d like to see it happen, especially after the disappointment that was On Stranger Tides. The filmmakers tried jettisoning some of the original cast members in the fourth installment, but didn’t manage to replace them with any interesting new ones. Turner went through quite a journey in the third film, 2007’s At World’s End, and I’d love to see his character, who has now taken up Davy Jones’ mantle as Captain of the Flying Dutchman, has been up to since we last saw him.
What do you think, would you like to see Orlando Bloom return for the next Pirates film? Sound off in the comments below.
Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales hits theaters on July 7, 2017. Johnny Depp will return as series star Captain Jack Sparrow, while Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds), Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), Geoffrey Rush, and Keith Richards are rumored to join him.
Originally published September 10, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
