Penelope Cruz will play Johnny Depp's love interest in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, according to producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
The Spanish actress has signed up to play the daughter of British actor Ian McShane's Blackbeard character in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
The movie mogul says, "She's the daughter of the bad guy... very feisty. There's a little romance between Captain Jack and the character that Penelope plays."
Depp and Cruz last teamed up onscreen as man and wife in 2001's Blow.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is the fourth movie in the Pirates franchise and sees Depp return to the to the role of Captain Jack.
Gore Verbinski will not be returning to the director's chair for the movie, Rob Marshall is taking over the reigns.
Also Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley will not be reprising their roles as Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan. However Geoffrey Rush is expected to reprise his role as Barbosa.
Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the most successful movie franchises of all time, with Dean Man's Chest breaking through the $1 billion barrier in 2006.
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