13 Reasons You Should Be Savvy About Pirates Of The Caribbean Shooting In Australia

Arrrrrrrrrrr, all aboard me hearties!

1. Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is the biggest movie EVER to shoot Down Under

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Yup, bigger than Superman Returns, The Matrix trilogy, X-Men Origings: Wolverine, Mission Impossible 2, The Great Gatsby and The Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader.

2. It was all very super secret - until it wasn't

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Everything was hush hush until two Disney location scouts were spotted on the Village Roadshow Studios film lot on the Gold Coast, and then three days later at Fox Studios in Sydney. Spoiler alert.

3. It’s probably going to uncover the next big Aussie star

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The next Chris Hemsworth or Margot Robbie is amongst us, with producers looking to cast a local actor in a key supporting role. They have already held auditions across the country.

4. Johnny Depp is expected to live HERE

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Jack Sparrow himself is said to touch down on our shores in January and live on the Gold Coast for several months during filming, so don't be surprised when you see him in your local café or partying at Jupiters. *collective squealing*

5. It will film on the Gold Coast and in Sydney

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Because the production is SO big there will be first and second unit crews shooting in different states.

6. Arrrrr all aboard!

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The production office was set up on the Gold Coast in October. Pirates 5 has booked up every sound stage, with the location's massive water tank facility a big drawcard for filmmakers.

7. It was originally supposed to star Brad Pitt… kinda

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Pitt and his frequent collaborator David Fincher were going to film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea for Disney in Australia. Once that fell through, the money was repurposed and the production turned into Pirates 5.

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8. Where there’s a Will (Turner) there’s a way

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While Down Under in September, Orlando Bloom confirmed that he was "in talks" to return to the franchise and reprise his role of Will Turner.

9. With an estimated budget of $250M it is going to boost the whole Australian film industry

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Dead Men Tell No Tales will employ literally thousands of people in the local industry, creating jobs for months in a time when the bizz was unnaturally quiet.

10. Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides almost filmed in Australia too

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The fourth film was looking to film in Australia back in 2010, but the deal with Screen Australia fell through and the production moved to Hawaii and LA.

11. PIRATE SHIPS!

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Because who doesn't want to see massive sodding pirate ships built on our shores? NO ONE. That's who.

12. Filming is said to begin early 2015

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13. BYO jar of dirt

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