We already knew she was setting sail for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but MTV have been talking toJerry Bruckheimer and have gathered some more details about the role Penelope Cruz will be playing. She's Blackbeard's daughter.
"She brings a lot of humor to it," says producer Bruckheimer, and reveals that Cruz is "feisty", and that there'll be "a little romance between Captain Jack and the character that Penelope plays."
Blackbeard, as previously announced, will be played by Ian McShane, but Bruckheimer also confirms the rumours that he'll have roguish piratical competition from Geoffrey Rush, who will be returning as Captain Hector Barbossa.
Sounds like the only real connection to Tim Powers' novel is the search for the Fountain of Youth, but as a fresh start and new direction to the series we're still quite optimistic here. Rob Marshall is directing, replacing the previous trilogy's Gore Verbinski, and filming starts in June, for a 2011 summer release.