It seems another actress has joined the ranks of Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, with the Australian Courier Mail revealing that Aussie actress Gemma Ward has joined the film to play a mermaid.
It is apparently a fairly small speaking role, although should allow the model turned actress to swell her resume, which at the moment only has The Black Balloon and The Strangers on it. This is the second mermaid we know will be in the movie, with Disney previously saying Spanish actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey would also play one. However as yet we have no info on how these fish-women fit into the plot.
That said, we have very little news on how anything at all fits into the plot. All we know is that Jack Sparrow’s looking for the Fountain Of Youth, and somehow involved are Blackbeard (who’s the villain), his daughter, some mermaids, Captain Barbossa, a young missionary and various other elements. Let’s hope Disney release a proper synopsis soon as it’s all getting very complicated.
Whatever it’s actually about, Rob Marshall is due to start directing On Stranger Tides in Hawaii soon.