It’s common knowledge that Johnny Depp based his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN on Keith Richards. Recently Depp started lobbying Disney to get them to cast Richards as his father in the upcoming sequels. As crazy as this sounds, apparently Depp’s wish is coming true. According to Yahoo movies, Richards has signed on for PIRATES 2 and 3 and has already had costume fitting for his role. Both sequels will be shot back to back starting in February 2005. -----------------------------------------------------------
