Ian McShane As Blackbeard In PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGERS TIDE

Awesome! Casting rarely gets this perfect. Heat Vision reported that Ian McShane is going to play the infamous Captain Blackbeard, the villain in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGERS TIDE already starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz, directed by Rob Marshall. If you’re a big fan of McShane’s performance in HBO series excellent drama Deadwood, then you’d know they’ve got the right man for this job….

Captain Blackbeard’s real name was Edward Teach better known as Blackbeard, you can read his complete profile over at Wiki, but he was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies during the early 1700s. He piloted the ship Queen Anne’s Revenge. He had thick black beard and a fearsome image, legend said he had tied lit fuses under his hat to frighten his enemies.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES is based  the  book by author Tim Powers, that features the legendary Blackbeard, here’s the official synopsis of the book…

“Puppeteer John Chandagnac, who was sailing to Jamaica to get revenge on the uncle who had stolen his father’s inheritance, has no choice but to join the buccaneers who have taken him prisoner–and soon, known now as the pirate Jack Shandy, he finds himself learning to survive in a treacherous new world of cutlass-fights, sea-battles, and voodoo magic on sun-blinded tropical islands. The legendary Blackbeard is assembling a ruthless navy of pirates living and undead to voyage to the fabled Fountain of Youth, and Jack Shandy must use magic, swordsmanship, and even his puppeteer skills to free himself and the girl he has fallen in love with from Blackbeard’s deadly supernatural domination.”

The movie’s co-screenwriter Terry Rossio told Empire that PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES will be inspired by Tim Powers‘ book, so it’s not necessary going to be a complete adaptation of the book.

According to previous info, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGERS TIDE is set to open on May 20th, 2011