Last month it was announced that Ian McShane and Penelope Cruz would be joining the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. McShane’s role was revealed as Blackbeard, who will be the films main villain; however we had yet to hear who Cruz will be playing.

Well MTV caught up with producer Jerry Bruckheimer recently and he informed them that Cruz will be playing Blackbeard’s daughter, and there may be some romance between her and Jack Sparrow. He also confirmed that Geoffrey Rush will be back as Barbossa.

MTV News has exclusively learned exactly how Cruz fits into the story: She’s the daughter of Depp’s nemesis. “She plays the daughter of Blackbeard,” executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer told MTV News at ShoWest in Las Vegas. “She’s the daughter of the bad guy.

“She brings a lot of humor to it. And the fact that she’s so feisty,” he continued, adding that there will be “a little romance between [Depp's] Captain Jack and the character that Penelope plays.”

Ian McShane is to set to play Blackbeard, the main adversary to Captain Jack Sparrow. As Bruckheimer put it, Blackbeard is “the nastiest pirate ever.”

Geoffrey Rush, who has played Barbossa in the three previous “Pirates” films, told MTV News in September that he expected to reprise his role in “On Stranger Tides,” and Bruckheimer confirmed that will indeed be the case.

Bruckheimer also confirmed that the story will focus on The Fountain of Youth, and that they are currently casting new actors to bring in fresh characters. The guy who’s eye kept popping out and his partner in crime won’t be returning.

Barbossa was the best characters in the trilogy in my opinion, and I feared that with the addition of Blackbeard Barbossa may not be needed. Thankfully there are enough ships, parrots and pirate catchphrases to go around.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will begin filming in June in Hawaii.

One thing that was missing from the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, in my opinion, was sexy half-human half-fish ladies. We had pirates, voodoo, parrots, sea monsters and a man with an octopus for a face, but we never saw any mermaids, which I group in that old pirates/sea mythology. Well today MovieHole got their hands on a casting call which could suggest director Rob Marshall wants to add a few in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

Beautiful Female Fit Models. Must be 5′7-5′8, Size 4 or 6 – NO BIGGER OR SMALLER. Age 18-25. Must have a lean dancer body. MUST have real breasts. Do not submit if you have implants. This is a show and tell of costumes with the director and the producers. Plan on an entire day of trying on clothes and being photographed.

Professional Dancers who are Swimmers. Females ONLY. Age 18-30. All ethnicities. YOU MUST have an extensive dance/swimming resume. We will be shooting in Hawaii.

Does that say mermaids to you? Or does it mean some beautiful female dancers will be on a ship that sinks and they need swimmer/dancers to get into the water? Either way Johnny Depp is going to be glad he’s back.

So far the cast consists of Ian McShane as Blackbeard and Penelope Cruz as “Sparrow’s foil and equal in many ways”, whatever that means. Filming is slated to begin on June 7th in Hawaii and finish on November 11th, 2010.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is gearing up for production this summer, with the recent casting of Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane as Blackbeard, and now AICN has directed us to a news report from Hawaii New Now which shows The Black Pearl docking at the Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor in Oahu. The ship ventured on a 10mph journey from the Bahamas to Hawaii via Los Angeles, and will now be worked on in preparation for filming under the direction of Rob Marshall.

The report also talks about how the production is expected to generate around $85 million in direct and indirect spending on the Islands, and provide hundreds of jobs for local residents.

When we first heard that Blackbeard would be involved in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides I immediately thought that Gary Oldman would suit the role (just like he suits almost every role). Then with Rob Marshall coming aboard to direct there was a small possibility that he may decide to bring Daniel-Day Lewis with him from Nine to play the role (as he recently did with Penelope Cruz).

Both of those name actors would have been great Blackbeard’s; however it is often the less obvious choices that result in the best casting decisions.

According to Heat Vision British actor Ian McShane is in talks to play the villian Blackbeard in the next Pirates outing. Over recent years McShane has provided his voice to Coraline and Kung Fu Panda, and has starred in TV shows Deadwood and Kings.

From what we have heard so far it appears Blackbeard and Sparrow will both be going after the Fountain of Youth. I hope the inclusion of Blackbeard doesn’t mean Barbossa will be out of the picture, as Geoffrey Rush’s character was one of the best things about the trilogy. Johnny Depp recently confirmed that Orlando Bloom and Kiera Knightly wouldn’t be returning, but we knew that already.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will begin filming this summer in Hawaii, and will be released next May.

We’ve known for a while that when Rob Marshall steps behind the camera of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides this summer, the cameras would roll without Keira Knightley or Orlando Bloom in front of them. The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog reports (via ComingSoon) Penelope Cruz is in talks to join Johnny Depp in the new installment in the franchise.

We don’t have a lot of information about her character yet, just that she is supposed to be “[Captain Jack] Sparrow’s foil and equal in many ways.”

Cruz’s potential casting makes sense considering she just worked with Rob Marshall on Nine. I think she’ll make a great addition to the world crafted by writers Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot – she can play a flamboyant character with the best of them (see: Vicky Cristina Barcelona). This announcement is a step in the right direction, but it’ll take a lot more than Penelope Cruz to wash the bad taste of Pirates 2 and 3 out of my mouth.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides begins filming in June, so we can expect more casting announcements in the near future. Daniel-Day Lewis for Blackbeard anyone?

The Weinstein Company provided ComingSoon with three new poster for Rob Marshall’s Nine, one of which can be seen below.

Notice the use of the young, good looking actresses and the absence of the talented Dame Judi Dench and Sophie Loren. I guess that’s marketing for you.

You can see the other two posters by clicking here!

Yahoo! have a new video which shows the cast of Nine rehearsing their musical numbers for the film. It’s not one of those a behind the scenes shaky cams, it’s a bit more professional and shows footage for the film alongside the rehearsal footage.

Who would have guessed Penelope Cruz was that flexible? Even though it’s a musical I will probably see as there’s quite a lot of talent in the film. And Kate Hudson.

Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren and…Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas are all in an upcoming musical called Nine (not to be confused with the upcoming animated movie 9). The trailer can be seen below. I’m not a musical type of person but they have put together a heck of a cast and anything with Daniel Day-Lewis in deserves to be seen whether it has musical numbers or not.

Nine is directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago) and tells the story of world famous film director Guido Contini as he prepares his latest picture and balances the numerous women in his life

The Weinstein Company have released an image of Rob Marshall’s musical Nine, which started filming recently.

From left to right: Judi Dench smoking, Penelope Cruz with a weird leg position, this years Best Actress Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Fergie with her legs open as usual, Nicole Kidman and Kate Hudson. Oh, and Daniel Day-Lewis is the dude with his back to us.

Nine tells the story of world famous film director Guido Contini, who faces a personal and professional crisis as he struggles to prepare his latest picture, while balancing the numerous women in his life — his wife, his mistress, his movie star muse, his costume designer, a fashion journalist, a whore from his childhood, and his mother.

If you are a fan of a bit of female on female interaction then you probably enjoy the new trailer for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. (In fact you probably wont as it is boring as hell, the good stuff lasts 2 seconds and isn’t all that clear, but you can watch it anyway.)

I’m going to be evil by not telling you where this goodness occurs. I will make you sit through 1 minute and 11 seconds of Spanish singing accompanied by bicycle rides and people eating. Mwah!