After not appearing in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Bloom appeared in a small role in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. His return, and a literal one-shot cameo by Kiera Knightley, allowed the franchise to put a button on their relationship and the franchise’s major outstanding plot point.

Orlando Bloom hasn’t closed the door on returning to the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Orlando Bloom says he sympathizes with his “Pirates of the Caribbean” costar Keira Knightley, who has expressed mixed feelings about the media attention she received after appearing in the blockbuster Disney film franchise.

Orlando Bloom was asked for his thoughts on Keira Knightley's recent comments about Pirates of the Caribbean, and was nothing but supportive. To rewind real fast, Keira recently told The Times that she has conflicting thoughts on the films, saying she was "seen as shit" because of them.

Actor Orlando Bloom has opened up on the future of Pirates of the Caribbean after his co-star Keira Knightley slammed the franchise and admitted she wouldn't do it again

Bloom starred in the first three Pirates movies as Will Turner alongside Knightley as Elizabeth Swann and Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. He and Knightley sat out the fourth film, 2011’s On Stranger Tides, only returning for cameo appearances in 2017’s Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Orlando Bloom would be open to reprising the role of Will Turner in a future Pirates of the Caribbean installment. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actor discussed the franchise’s future,

Orlando Bloom is voicing his support for Keira Knightley after she revealed that she has conflicted feelings toward the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise. 'I definitely understand,' he tells EW.

Knightley previously admitted that she was "taken down publicly" for her performance as the young noblewoman-turned-pirate Elizabeth Swann.

Orlando Bloom recently told Entertainment Weekly that Kiera Knightley did "wonderful things" in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, a few months after she revealed that she endured public shaming because of her work in the movies.