The running soap opera of “Is Keith Richards going to appear in the new Pirates of the Caribbean films or not” questions has been raging back and forth for well over a year now. The background for this comes from the fact that Johnny Depp confirmed that he based his Jack Sparrow character on Richards himself. That obviously lead to people (including myself) speculating that Richards would show up at some point as Jack’s dad.
People who have screened Pirates 2 have already let it slip that Richards does NOT appear in the film. What a shame.
But hold on to your pirate hats. The good folks over at Filmforce have recently interviewed Pirates director Gore Verbinski and asked him if Richards was ever going to show up. This is what he said:
“Keith is definitely going to be in the third movie… It’s a small part, but it’s a great part.”
Boom! So there you have it. Keith Richards (if he’s still alive) will 100% for sure be in Pirates 3. I think that’s wonderful!
No some of you might be saying “But John… you hate it when music stars are given roles in movies!” That’s not quite true. I hate it when music stars are given LEAD or significant roles in movies. I have no problem with smaller parts that don’t require much talent are given to a celebrity when the novelty of that certain celebrity making an appearance would add to the enjoyment of the film. Richards as Jack’s dad is a perfect example of this. I’m all for it.
