Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

"For the sake of sanity, we're compiling all of the Johnny Depp stories that have come out of Disney Studios' presentation at the Kodak Theatre earlier today including the previously unreported announcement that Depp would be returning as Captain Jack Sparrow for Pirates of the Caribbean 4"

- Heather Newgon

It was announced by Walt Disney Pictures on September 25 2008 that a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film is in development, and that Johnny Depp has signed on to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow.

Casting
Johnny Depp previously stated that he would love to play Jack Sparrow again, but only if the script was good. On the 25 September 2008 Depp formally announced that he was signed on for the fourth film.

After filming for At World's End was completed, Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom both announced that they were not interested in reprising their roles, as they wanted to pursue different projects, and they felt that the Will/Elizabeth storyline had gone as far as it could. It has since been confirmed that neither Bloom or Knightley are returning.

Geoffrey Rush also expressed interest in playing the role of Barbossa again and has also been signed on.

According to Jim Hill's The Art of the Pirates of the Caribbean, the proposed story for the fourth film was for Sparrow and Barbossa to meet up in the newly founded New Orleans, before they sail to find the Fountain of Youth together.

Cast

 * Johnny Depp ... Jack Sparrow
 * Geoffrey Rush ... Hector Barbossa
 * Sacha Baron Cohen/[[Russell Brand ... Jack Sparrow's brother
 * TBA ... Ponce De Leon