He's been playing Captain Hector Barbossa in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise since the first film in 2003.

And on Wednesday, Geoffrey Rush promised fans that the latest Pirates installment, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, is the best one since 2003's The Curse of the Black Pearl.

'I saw the film, it's great,' the 65-year-old gushed during an appearance on Channel Ten's The Project.

'I saw the film, it's great,' the 65-year-old gushed during an appearance on Channel Ten's The Project

He continued: 'I think this is the best Pirates film since the first one.'

Geoffrey then joked: 'That will be on the poster!'

The actor then praised the cast and crew of the film, calling them his 'extended family'.

'I think this is the best Pirates film since the first one,' said Geoffrey

'We've been doing it now since 2002. This is our 15th year as a kind of extended family,' he said.

'Not only Johnny [Depp], but Kevin McNally and the make-up team, the camera operator.'

He added: 'The co-star that I enjoy working with the most and going back to is Pablo, my monkey.'