here's abc's chris connelly. >> reporter: six years since its last installment, "pay rats of the caribbean" is back on the high seas with its fifth film "dead men tell no tales." >> i just happen to be captain jack sparrow. >> reporter: fresh new faces give it a rebootylicious feel. >> i always leave one man alive to tell the tale. >> reporter: javier bardem as spectral captain salazar. eager to settle a long-simmering score with johnny depp's iconic captain jack sparrow. >> you will soon pay for what you did to me. >> what did they say they wanted you to bring? >> first, my spanish accent. >> a message from captain salazar! >> which is something that i bring with me whether i like it or not. >> where is he? >> they detailed this character be like a wounded animal, like a wounded bull. >> reporter: with that killer smile and his oscar-winning acting skills, the 48-year-old bardem adds a jolt of on-screen adrenaline to this 14-year-old franchise. an anomaly of the 2017 summer movies strewn with superheroes. the franchise has earned nearly $4 billion. the fusion of high jinks and heroics has

chris connelly joins us and steps into the ring. what say you? a suplex at the multiplex, robin. that's what's going down. if the wwe gives hollywood someone like duane johnson, you would expect hollywood to come back to the wwe and say, you got anybody else in your cabinet? i don't think i'll be hit with a they might not be as big stars as duane johnson is. but we'll see them. no surprise hollywood would take an interest. >> seems like wwe has become a training ground. is that how hollywood looks for it? are they the new training ground or hollywood's farm system? >> they're trained to be good performs. they're womnderful with childre. john cena holds the record for the most fans he's made make a wishes for. when the 2000s kicked in, hollywood realized you could put seasoned actors into action stars by having them put on the costumes and play comic book character. those big bodies are still kind of on the outside. maybe we'll see more now. >> how about in the ova you know, duane johnson has talked about the possibility of that. >> i could get us

chris connelly joins us and steps into the ring. what say you? multiplex, robin. that's what's going down. if the wwe gives hollywood someone like duane johnson, you would expect hollywood to come back to the wwe and say, you got anybody else like that in your cabinet somewhere maybe you can lure out? it's no surprise these guys are getting work. i don't think i'll be hit with a folding chair at lunch. they might not be as big stars as duane johnson is. but we're certainly going to see them. they're charismatic, talented, they have a great following. no surprise hollywood would take an interest. >> seems like wwe has become a training ground for actors now. is that how hollywood looks for it? are they the new training ground or hollywood's farm system? >> they're trained to be good performers. michael, as you probably know, they're wonderful with children. john cena holds the record for the most make-a-wishes granted. remember back in the 90s you had big bodies like stallone and schwarzenegger as action stars. when the 2000s kicked in, hollywood

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chris morris there. in a moment we'll talk to our assistant political editor norman smith in downing street, but first let's speak to kevin connellyide the european commission in brussels. some tough talking from brussels today making it clear that this will not be without pain. that's right, it was a smooth and softly spoken performance from michel barnier and he is far too experienced and wily politician to get trapped into a game of putting a figure on what all of this is ultimately going to cost britain. but underneath it all the message was quite steely. you heard it spells out, it won't be quick and it spells out, it won't be quick and it won't be painless. and ultimately of course, if you are being asked to pay many it doesn't matter whether it is called a settlement of accou nts it is called a settlement of accounts or a bill or a punishment, what you are interested in, what the uk government will be interested in is what the figure is. we still have no indication on that other that estimate of 100 billion euros is washing around in brussels and does appear to have a bit of credibility to it. there are problems for britain