Ian McShane Sailing With ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’

By Faisal Hashmi on February 25, 2010

Another chapter in the Pirates series is set to sail. And apart from Johnny Depp, the film just got its villain. Actor Ian McShane is in talks to play the villian in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ which will be directed by Rob Marshall (Nine) reports THR. His character will be the notorious [...]

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Another chapter in the Pirates series is set to sail. And apart from Johnny Depp, the film just got its villain.

Actor Ian McShane is in talks to play the villian in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ which will be directed by Rob Marshall (Nine) reports THR. His character will be the notorious pirate ‘Blackbeard’ who sailed around West Indies during the 17th century. Also added in the cast previously is Penelope Cruz who will be a replacement for a pricy Keira Knightley.

The film is set to shoot this summer and is based on a novel On Stranger Tides. Here’s the book’s plot:

Puppeteer John Chandagnac, bound for Jamaica to recover stolen money from his uncle, becomes Jack Shandy after pirates attack his ship and force him to join their crew. Shandy’s struggle to accept his new life grounds the story for readers, even as Blackbeard and vodun magicians whisk everyone away to dreamlike lands where the Fountain of Youth itself awaits. The chaotic sea battles sing, though at times key events happen so quickly that they get lost in the shuffle as Jack tries to comprehend where he’s going and what’s at stake.

When Depp’s back, consider all of us back in our seats.