Director: Rob Marshall Writer: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Tim Powers Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Richard Griffiths Released: May 19, 2011 Rating: Runtime: 137 minutes Websites: Story: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" captures the fun, adventure and humour that ignited the hit franchise. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love - or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past. The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa and Kevin McNally as Captain Jack's longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs, plus Sam Claflin as a stalwart missionary and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mysterious mermaid. Cast: Johnny Depp Jack Sparrow Geoffrey Rush Barbossa Penelope Cruz Angelica Ian McShane Blackbeard Roger Allam Henry Pelham Judi Dench Noblewoman Gemma Ward Tamara Richard Griffiths King George II Stephen Graham Scrum Sam Claflin Philip Astrid Berges-Frisbey Syrena - Mermaid Keith Richards Captain Teague Kevin McNally Gibbs Greg Ellis Lieutenant Theodore Groves Oscar Jaenada Spaniard