Jack Sparrow checks in with Comic Con crowd

During the Walt Disney Studios Panel, a surprise greeting from Jack Sparrow from the set of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, was shown.

Here are the details of the in production movie:

U.S. Release Date: May 20, 2011

Cast:

Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Sam Claflin

Director:

Rob Marshall

Producer:

Jerry Bruckheimer

Executive Producers:

Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry Waldman, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, John DeLuca

Writers:

Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, �Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides� captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise�this time in Disney Digital 3D�. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed tale of truth, betrayal, youth and demise. When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past (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 formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn�t know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa, and Kevin R. McNally as Captain Jack�s longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs, plus Sam Claflin as a stalwart missionary and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mysterious mermaid. In theaters Memorial Day weekend, 2011.

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds himself on an unexpected journey to the fabled Fountain of Youth when a woman from his past (Penelope Cruz) forces him aboard the Queen Anne�s Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane).