"I think we've all arrived at a very special place," Capt. Jack Sparrow remarked to Weatherby Swann in the first installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.

And a dozen years after the release of "The Curse of the Black Pearl," Johnny Depp may get to repeat that statement as he and Javier Bardem head Down Under to film the fifth film in the Disney series. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" has begun production in Queensland, the northeastern Australian state known for its pristine Gold Coast,

Depp once again returns to the role of Sparrow, who will be targeted by Bardem as the villainous Capt. Salazar. The famous pirate searches for Poseidon's trident in hopes of fending off "deadly ghost pirates," the studio revealed in a statement, Variety reported.

Orlando Bloom, who had skipped the franchise's fourth installment, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," is once again on board, too. He will reprise his role as Will Turner, whose relationship with his son, played by newcomer Brenton Thwaites, is rumored to be an important part of the storyline.

Apart from Depp, Bardem and Bloom, the cast also includes Golshifteh Farahani ("Exodus: Gods And Kings"), Kaya Scodelario ("The Maze Runner"), as well as Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally and Stephen Graham.

The screenplay was written by Jeff Nathanson, and "Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" will be directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg, Den of Geek noted.

Nathanson is known for his fast-paced "Catch Me If You Can" script that had Leonardo DiCaprio travel the world as imposter Frank Abagnale. The directorial duo, meanwhile, is the team behind "Kon-Tiki," a historical drama about the 1947 expedition of Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl, Variety detailed.

On the Australian set, local actors and crew members are on strict non-disclosure agreements and may not share their experiences on social media, the Brisbane Times reported. Phones were also banned from the Village Roadshow studios on the Gold Coast, where filming began this week, the newspaper added.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" is scheduled to premiere in the United States on July 7, 2017, according to the New York Daily News.

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