The Curse Evolves ( Dead Men Tell No Tales ) In the fifth film, Dead Men Tell No Tales ( Salazar’s Revenge ), we learn that Will’s duty has taken a toll. Because he has been too faithful to his task—never wavering, never becoming a monster—the curse has instead begun to physically merge him with the ship’s coral and barnacles. His face is lined with glowing, sea-green cracks. He is transforming into something non-human, not out of cruelty, but out of sheer isolation.
Ten years later (or perhaps a little less, thanks to Calypso’s loophole), Elizabeth stands on a cliff at sunset with their young son, Henry. A green flash lights the horizon—a sailor’s sign that a soul has returned from the dead. The Flying Dutchman rises from the deep. And standing at the helm, looking weary but whole, is Will Turner. He steps onto land, embraces his family, and the curse is momentarily lifted. will turner flying dutchman
With Will dying in his arms, Jack Sparrow realizes the only way to save him is to make Will the new captain. Jack tricks Jones into stabbing the heart of Davy Jones —the one in the chest—which instantly kills the old captain. But that act also transfers the curse. The Curse Evolves ( Dead Men Tell No
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Cursed to Serve, Destined to Lead: The Tragic & Triumphant Fate of Will Turner, Captain of the Flying Dutchman