Johnny Depp and his rag-tag band of pirates are set to invade Vancouver this month.

The troubled Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which has been hampered by delays, cost overruns, an injury to its star and allegations of dog smuggling, will finish shooting in Vancouver from March 24 to April 13 under the production title Herschel Additional Photography.

It’s the fifth instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise that has grossed more than $3 billion worldwide for Walt Disney.

Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow in the series, made headlines last May when he and his wife, Amber Heard, were accused of illegally importing their two Yorkshire Terriers, Pistol and Boo, by private jet into Australia.

Australia has strict quarantine regulations to prevent diseases such as rabies spreading to its shores.

Depp later suffered a finger injury that disrupted production and required him to return to the U.S. for surgery.

A series of delays reportedly resulted in the film going $70 million over budget.

Originally scheduled for a 2015 release, the film is now set to hit theatres on May 26, 2017.

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Vancouver’s Seth Rogen looks like he might have a hit on his hands with Sausage Party, an upcoming R-rated animated feature about one sausage’s quest to discover the truth about his existence.

The film’s red-band trailer, which is full of filthy NSFW material, has garnered 24 million views since Rogen released it on Facebook Monday.

Rogen provides the voice of Frank, the lead sausage, while Kristen Wiig stars as his love interest Brenda, a hotdog bun.

The also features the voices of James Franco, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Salma Hayek, Edward Norton, Bill Hader and Michael Cera.

Sausage Party: Official Red Band Trailer (Warning: Explicit content)

Sausage Party, which was created at Vancouver’s Nitrogen Studios, wowed a preview crowd at the SXSW film, media and music festival in Austin, Tex. this week.

“Even in its current work-in-progress state — temp music galore and in many cases still images standing in for unfinished animation — it’s a filthy masterpiece on par with South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut,” wrote Deadline reviewer Ross A. Lincoln.

Sausage Party will hit theatres Aug. 12.

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A special guest has been sitting in the director’s chair this week on The Flash, the DC superhero series currently filming its second season in Vancouver for The CW.

Clerks director, and noted comic book nut, Kevin Smith admitted on Facebook to being nervous about helming the episode.

“I love this show so much and dread making an episode that blows. The good news is both the cast and the crew of this most excellent entertainment do this sort of thing every week and need no help from me to craft a compelling comic book come to life,” Smith said.

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The Netflix series adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, which will be shot in Vancouver from April 5 to Aug. 12, has finalized its cast with Patrick Warburton (Seinfeld, The Tick) and Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) officially signing on.

Warburton will star as the narrator, Lemony Snicket, while Harris will play the nefarious Count Olaf. The series will be released on Netflix in August.

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