February 18, 2015 - 10:07 AMT
“Pirates of the Caribbean 5” plot revealed as film starts production

The synopsis for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" is revealed as the movie is starting production in Australia. According to the official plot, Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow will have a hard time facing off a new character. Depp's eccentric character is also set for an adventure to find an important artifact, AceShowbiz reports.

"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," read the synopsis.

The fifth installment in "Pirates of Caribbean" movie franchise will be directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Ronning with a script by Jeff Nathanson ("Catch Me If You Can", "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"). Javier Bardem is confirmed to play the villain, Captain Salazar.

Other cast members include Kaya Scodelario ("The Maze Runner"), Brenton Thwaites ("The Giver") and Golshifteh Farahani ("Exodus: Gods and Kings"). Geoffrey Rush is back as Barbarossa, while Kevin McNally and Stephen Graham are reprising their roles as Joshamee Gibbs and Scrum respectively.

On Sunday, photos from the set emerged online showing the production crew building a village. Some horses are also seen in the photos, while another snap shows a construction of what appears to be a huge ship.

Disney is releasing the flick in the U.S. on July 7, 2017.