A Pirates Life For Jack

"Do you honestly think I can tell you what the plot of it is?" says Jack Davenport, incredulously. " I just can't tell you. All I can tell you is that I'm in them. I'd be strung up and shot if I tell you anything." OK, so this isn't going to be the most spoilerific chat we've ever had. Frankly, we're slightly worried that we could be hunted down by skeletal, unkillable studio executives if we keep pushing for more news on the best pirate franchise out there. But we did manage to wheedle a few tiny tidbits out of Pirates of the Caribbean's Norrington about the two sequels, which he is returning to work on today. "I'm filming on Pirates until January of next year. There's a little break between shooting on the two films, so that the poor bastards who have to work every day, i.e. the crew, can catch their breath slightly, because it's a pretty massive operation. The first one made so much money that the number crunchers obviously decided to turn it into a franchise. We're kind of lucky to be along for the ride really." We did manage to persuade Davenport to confirm that he returns as the same character