- Title: 'Pirates' looks to woo Chinese moviegoers after Shanghai world premiere
- Date: 12th May 2017
- Summary: VARIOUS OF PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5 CAST AND CREW POSING FOR PHOTOS DEPP, BARDEM AND BLOOM WAVING AND WALKING AWAY
- Embargoed: 26th May 2017 10:43
- Keywords: Disney Javier Bardem Johnny Depp Orlando Bloom film Dead Men Tell No Tales Pirates of the Caribbean
- Location: SHANGHAI, CHINA / UNIDENTIFIED FILM LOCATIONS
- City: SHANGHAI, CHINA / UNIDENTIFIED FILM LOCATIONS
- Country: China
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA0036GJ8L71
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem, part of a star-studded cast for Walt Disney Co.'s latest outing of "Pirates of the Caribbean", said they relished their roles at a news conference in Shanghai on Friday (May 12), a day after the film's world premiere.
The film's lead, Depp, who reprises his role as Jack Sparrow, said he pushed to find humour and absurdity for his character and Bardem, who plays the villainous Captain Salazar, said he loved his role.
The China premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" puts it among a small number of U.S. films to screen for the first time in China. Films like "Point Break" and "Iron Man 3" have premiered or opened earlier in China.
Despite a slowdown in box office sales in the Chinese market, U.S. studios are increasingly looking to it to boost global revenues, though they face issues from a local quota system for imported films to questions over censorship.
The four previous "Pirates of the Caribbean" films, the most recent in 2011, have generated over $3.7 billion in worldwide ticket sales, according to the website Box Office Mojo. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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