Javier Bardem in Talks to Star in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 5

Javier Bardem ("Skyfall") is in talks to join Disney's sequel "Pirates of the Caribbean 5". Bardem is negotiating to play the villain, a ghost captain who blames Jack Sparrow for the death of his brother and sets out on a quest for a supernatural item that will help him take his revenge. The role was initially rumored to have been offered to Christoph Waltz, but it is definitely Bardem who is in talks now.

The film has been in pre-production for over a year and it will be directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg ("Kon-Tiki"). Johnny Depp is set to return to the franchise as soon as he finishes work on "Alice in Wonderland 2" and he will be joined by Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa, Ian McShane and Stephen Graham, with the possibility of cameo appearances from Orlando Bloom and Keith Richards.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 5" will begin filming next year in February in Australia and the release date has been set for July 2017.

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