Here’s a helpful guide to what happens to Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, covering his fate across the main movies.
In the fifth film, set decades later, Will returns. The curse has taken a toll on him; he is encrusted with barnacles (suggesting he may be neglecting his duty or that the sea is claiming him). His son, Henry, spends the film trying to break the Trident of Poseidon to free his father.
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The Curse of the Black Pearl
While captain of the Flying Dutchman, he cannot die of age or injury at sea—but he’s bound to his duty. After the curse breaks, he becomes mortal again.