Today, Disney announced that Star Wars: Episode VIII would be pushed back from its original release date. The film is now going to be released Dec. 15, 2017. With that announcement, Disney also announced that the upcoming installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, will be moved up from its original release date.
Taking the original release date of Star Wars: Episode VIII (May 26., 2017), will be Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. This will push up the release date of Dead Men Tell No Tales, by a little over a month.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will star Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, and newcomers to the franchise, Kaya Scodelario, Javier Bardem and David Wenham.