Sat, 20 March 2010 01:29:49 ET
In 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides', the 'Nine' beauty will play the daughter of Blackbeard who is involved in a little romance with Depp's Jack Sparrow.
There will be a hook-up between
Penelope Cruz and
Johnny Depp in "
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides". Executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer was the one who teased that there will be "a little romance" between her character and Captain Jack Sparrow when talking to MTV News at ShoWest in Las Vegas.
During the chat, the 64-year-old also disclosed what character Cruz will be portraying in the film. "She plays the daughter of Blackbeard. She's the daughter of the bad guy," he explained, before adding, "She brings a lot of humorto it. And the fact that she's so feisty." "Deadwood" actor Ian McShane will be playing Blackbeard, whom the producer described as "the nastiest pirate ever".
Bruckheimer, on the occasion, also confirmed that original cast member
Geoffrey Rush will indeed return to reprise his role as Barbossa. The man behind "
National Treasure" series added that there are more roles to be cast as he confessed they are "looking for some new kids to be in it, we're testing right now."
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" will pick up where it ended in 2007's "
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End" and follow Jack Sparrow in his quest to find the Fountain of Youth. Jerry Bruckheimer, however, promised, "We're going to take a whole new direction." The movie is expected to start shooting in June for a May 20, 2011 release in the U.S.
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