The shift in weather in the Pacific has caused big swells in the Gold Coast in Australia that filming of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” had to be moved to Raby Bay, southeast of Brisbane, in search of calmer seas.
Apparently, the big swells in the Gold Coast have caused major seasickness among the cast and crew that the production decided to move elsewhere so as not to hamper the filming again of the fifth installment of the very successful Disney pirates movie.
The transfer of location was counter-productive for the Federal Government of Queensland since it spent $21.6 million to secure the location for the movie as early as February this year. The state government also offered an incentive package that included payroll tax concessions, details ABC of Australia.
No stranger to international films
But the new location in Raby Bay in Brisbane, Australia is no stranger to being a location to international films. Angelina Jolie’s film “Unbroken” and “The Chronicles of Narnia” were previously filmed in Raby Bay.
Karen Williams, Mayor of Redland City Council, explains that Captain Jack Sparrow and the “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” movie is very much welcome in Redlands.
While it was quite a surprise for them to see another Hollywood movie filming on their shores after a long while, it gives them great pleasure and pride to host the location of a sure-fire blockbuster when it hits the big screens sometime in 2017.
“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” is slated to hit worldwide theaters on July 7, 2017.
Good for Redlands
Williams also understand that it was the clear horizon and the calm waters of the Raby Bay, compared to the high and rough seas of the Gold Coast these days that they were favored to become the alternate location for “Pirates of the Caribbean 5.”
She said that Raby Bay has the calmest waters in southeast Queensland, a beautiful landscape of islands on Moreton Bay, a perfect picture on the horizon, and can ensure that seasickness would not be a problem for the actors as much as they have experienced in the Gold Coast.