Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is lined up to play the swashbuckling father of a pirate in the third installment of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ series, star Johnny Depp said Tuesday.
M&C Repot: According to reports, ‘Depp personally convinced Richards to take the role of his father in the sequels, which are being shot back to back by director Gore Verbinski. He also arranged for special filming sessions beginning in February to work around the tour dates. ‘It looks like it’s going to happen,’ Depp told reporters at a news conference in Nassau, Bahamas, where the films are shooting. ‘But I don’t know when. It’s all going to depend on where we are and where he is, because he’s got a little thing called the Rolling Stones tour to do.’
During a Walt Disney Corporation press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jerry Bruckheimer said,
Keith Richards is going to be in the third Pirates. You’ll have to see the movie to see if he is playing the guitar.
Co-star Orlando Bloom said he was similarly enthusiastic about working with Richards-provided the rocker is in good health. Bloom said,
I can’t wait to see him-well, if he doesn’t kill himself falling out of coconut trees. Very rock and roll.
Richards, 62, suffered a head injury in late April, when he reportedly fell out of a palm tree while vacationing in Fiji.
It will be a great fun watching Richards and Depp together playing father and son.
