By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Steady as she goes! Fans get a sneak peek at Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in the newly released trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
The first official trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has been released and it looks like the fourth film just might be the best.
Starring Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, the action-packed trailer introduces fans to Penelope Cruz playing the swashbuckling Angelica.
The new film also features footage of fun with mermaids, zombies, Blackbeard, and a highly-anticipated reappearance by Keith Richards as Jack Sparrow's father.
Aloha! Penelope plays sultry swashbuckler Angelica, Captain Jack Sparrow's love interest
Based on Tim Powers' pirate novel On Stranger Tides, the story follows Sparrow in pursuit of the elusive fountain of youth, which Blackbeard and his daughter are also seeking.
Nice beard! Ian McShane is also starring in the fourth instalment of the swashbuckling action series
You're nicked! Depp has played Captain Jack Sparrow four times now
'They couldn’t stand him. They just couldn’t stand him,' he told Vanity Fair magazine.
'I think it was Michael Eisner, the head of Disney at the time, who was quoted as saying, "He’s ruining the movie."
And Depp wasn't above having a bit of fun at Disney's expense.
Flamboyant: Depp reveals that Disney bosses were concerned with his interpretation of Captain Jack Sparrow
Watch it buddy: Despite being pregnant while filming, Penelope took part in lots of action scenes
'Upper-echelon Disney-ites, going, What’s wrong with him? Is he, you know, like some kind of weird simpleton? Is he drunk? By the way, is he gay?... And so I actually told this woman who was the Disney-ite… "But didn’t you know that all my characters are gay?" Which really made her nervous.'
Depp has been nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy/musical for The Tourist, despite the fact that it didn't do well at the box office.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is directed by Rob Marshall and will be realised in the U.S. on May 20, 2011.
Highly anticipated: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be realised in the U.S. on May 20, 2011
source: dailymail