Actor Johnny Depp Injured During Filming of PIRATES Sequel

Variety reports that Johnny Depp suffered an injury to his hand over the weekend while on location in Australia for the filming of the highly anticipated PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES.

Insiders report that the actor will be flown back to the United States to undergo surgery. No details were revealed as to the nature or cause of the injury. The ABSENCE of the 51-year-old, who portrays Captain Jack Sparrow in the film, is said to have little impact on the continuation of production.

The latest 'Pirates' installment, which began shooting last month, is scheduled to hit theaters on July 7, 2017.

"Dead Men Tell No Tales" is directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki) and is filming entirely at Village Roadshow Studios and on locations within Queensland, Australia. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic, Academy Award-nominated role as Captain Jack Sparrow, newly joined by Oscar winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Skyfall), rising young stars Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner, "Skins") and Brenton Thwaites (Maleficent, The Giver), and Golshifteh Farahani (The Patience Stone, Exodus: Gods and Kings). Rejoining the action are Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa, Kevin R. McNally as Joshamee Gibbs and Stephen Graham as Scrum.

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. 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

Photo: Official Pirates Site

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