First Official Poster & Trailer For THE MAZE RUNNER: THE SCROCH TRIALS

The first official poster and theatrical trailer for the the sci-fi dystopian sequel The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials is here! And it is scorching! Come check out the new poster and trailer now as Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Ki Hong Lee, and company return for another wild adventure!

Thomas (O’Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as W.C.K.D. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on W.C.K.D.’s vastly superior forces and find out they are being used as one big experiment.

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Plot, Casting Announced as Production Begins

As production kicks off on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, a plot summary and additional castings have been announced.

Exodus: Gods and Kings actress Golshifteh Farahani has been added to the cast, which also features Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally and Stephen Graham.

Kon-Tiki helmers Espen Sandberg and Joachim Ronning are directing the fifth installment of Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ franchise.

A new plot summary for the film was also revealed Tuesday: “Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) 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.”

Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the film, which was written by Jeff Nathanson. The executive producers are Chad Oman, Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. and Brigham Taylor.

Source: THR

Kaya Scodelario Boards Disney’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5′

Disney has cast Kaya Scodelario as the female lead in the fifth “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

She most recently starred in “The Maze Runner” and the TV series “Skins.”

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer announced the casting of Scodelario via Twitter.

Pleased to announce that we cast Kaya Scodelario for the 5th Pirates of the Caribbean. Talented young actor from Skins & The Maze Runner.
— JERRY BRUCKHEIMER (@BRUCKHEIMERJB) January 24, 2015

Johnny Depp will return as Captain Jack Sparrow, with Javier Bardem playing the villain and Brenton Thwaites also set to co-star.

Pre-production on “Pirates” is already under way in Australia, where the big-budget sequel will be shot. The film will bow in July 2017.

Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg, who helmed “Kon Tiki,” will direct.

Lead Sailing Toward Kaya Scodelario For Pirates Of The Caribbean 5

Kaya Scodelario is in early talks for the female lead in Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The British actress got her big break in the cast of the original UK series Skins. She starred in The Truth About Emanuel and then in The Maze Runner. She is shooting the sequel to the latter film, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials.

Disney’s fifth installment of Pirates is being directed by the Kon-Tiki duo Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. Jerry Bruckheimer is producing and Johnny Depp reprises with Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom also in the mix. She’s repped by CAA, Curtis Brown, 3 Arts and attorney Gregory Slewett.

Source: Deadline