Johnny Depp Injured While In Australia For Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 Filming

While in Australia to film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Johnny Depp reportedly injured his hand. According to TheWrap, Depp hurt his hand over the weekend, but he was not on set or filming when the injury occurred.

While there are no details on the extent of the injury, it was reportedly serious enough that he is flying back to the United States to have surgery on his hand. However, it is also being reported that filming on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will only be "minimally impacted."

That the filming will only be "minimally impacted" is probably a good sign that Depp will be back to work soon. A Disney spokesperson said that the July 7, 2017 release date of the film would not be impacted.

In Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escapes from the Devil's Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea — including Captain Jack. His 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 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which was written by Jeff Nathanson. Executive producers are Chad Oman, Joe Caracciolo, Jr. and Brigham Taylor.