Well, since the only pirate returning for Pirates 4 is Johnny Depp, it’s about time we got some word on the rest of the cast. It turns out that Penelope Cruz has dropped Lars von Trier’s next project and is trying to join up with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Her character? Supposedly a female equivalent of Jack Sparrow. Oooh, love interest much? [THR]

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