In other news, actress Penelope Cruz was part of the fourth movie of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” film franchise entitled “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” shown in 2011.
She took on the role of lady pirate Angelica back then and her entry into the movie series was just right as Keira Knightley decided to move on from the franchise by abandoning her Elizabeth Swann character after being involved in the first three movies.
There were reports as early as last year saying that Penelope Cruz shall be reprising her role in the fifth installment of “Pirates of the Caribbean” film franchise. It heated up once again this year weeks after the movie had a three-week filming extension over in Vancouver, Canada from end-March to mid-April this year.
The rumors actually originated from the fact that Penelope Cruz was spotted on the Australian set of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” early last year.
It turns out that the actress was there because she was just visiting her husband Javier Bardem, who is the one who has been made as part of the cast of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men No Tales” as the villainous Captain Salazar.