Chow Yun-Fat sails into 'Pirates 3'

Posted Friday, July 8, 2005 at 4:49 PM Central

by John Couture

Chow Yun-Fat is a new ship mate for Johnny Depp in The Pirates of the Caribbean 3. Chow Yun-Fat is set to play Captain Sao Feng, a notorious pirate.

Disney is filming the two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean back-to-back, but allowed director Gore Verbinski a few months off now, during hurricane season, for him to polish The Pirates of the Caribbean 2. The Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is due in theaters Summer 2007, while The Pirates of the Caribbean 2 is set for a release of July 7, 2006.