At the request of Johnny Depp, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards will play the father of Depp's character, Captain Jack Sparrow, in the sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Treasures of the Lost Abyss. Depp says that his portrayal of Sparrow in the original was based on Richards.

At the request of Johnny Depp, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards will play the father of Depp's character, Captain Jack Sparrow, in the sequel, Pirates of the Caribbean: Treasures of the Lost Abyss. Depp says that his portrayal of Sparrow in the original was based on Richards. Gore Verbinski, who made the earlier film, will also direct the sequel, which starts shooting in February.