A new trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge features the semi-surprise return of Keira Knightley’s Elizabeth Swann.
Orlando Bloom’s Will Turner returned in an earlier trailer for the swashbuckling sequel, leading to speculation that Knightley’s character, traditionally Turner’s romantic partner, could come back too. Like Bloom, Knightley last appeared in the franchise’s third instalment, 2007’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End.
Now she can be seen briefly in a new Japanese trailer for the film, which will be released worldwide on May 26. Watch the new trailer below.
Meanwhile, Paul McCartney is also set to appear in the new Pirates Of The Caribbean film, according to reports. His reported appearance follows Rolling Stone Keith Richards playing the role of Captain Teague in Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End and Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Teague was the father of Captain Jack Sparrow, as played by Johnny Depp, who cited Richards as an influence on the way he played the character.
After bringing in Keith Richards to play Captain Jack Sparrow’s father for 2007’s At World’s End, the franchise has now recruited Paul McCartney for a cameo role—proving that, when you’re a legendary British rocker, alas, you’re never too old to play pirate dress-up.
The circumstances of McCartney’s role in the film are intriguingly fuzzy; though Deadline had multiple sources tell them that McCartney filmed a scene in the movie, none of them would describe his role, which could mean it’s something totally insane (for example, playing Paul McCartney’s pirate great-great-grandfather!)
ohnny Depp also reprises his role as Captain Jack Sparrow, while Javier Bardem will play the titular villain, Captain Salazar. New cast members include former Skins actress Kaya Scoledario and Australian rising star Brenton Thwaites.
The new Japanese trailer follows a longer promo for the film released in March.
