On Stranger Tides now filming in San Pedro and Los Angeles

On Stranger Tides starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Penelope Cruz began filming in San Pedro and Los Angeles this week.

Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides moved to the Los Angeles area this past week where filming took place in the San Pedro area as well as on the Universal Studios back lot. Filming is believed to continue in the LA area for a couple of weeks and is scheduled to move to the UK.  The film is directed by Rob Marshall and is slated to open May 20, 2011.

On Stranger Tides is inspired by the book of the same name penned by Tim Powers.



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Pirates' Johnny Depp spotted in Hawaii

New photos of Johnny Depp from this past weekend have surfaced on Popsugar 

Depp's in Hawaii filming the fourth in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean  series: On Stranger Tides. The title is from Tim Powers' book of the same name. It's a story of voodoo cursed pirates, Blackbeard and the search for the Fountain of Youth. 

The Black Pearl docks in Hawaii

The legendary Disney pirate ship THE BLACK PEARL docked at port in Hawaii this morning in anticipation of this summer's filming of Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides. The photo above is from this site where a video of the boat...err ship sailing into port can be seen.

"On Stranger Tides" is the fourth in the series following the adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow (aka Johnny Depp) and his nemesis Captain Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush). This time they are searching for the famed Fountain of Youth as we saw when Pirates 3 ended. "On Stranger Tides" is based on the book by Tim Powers. The film is slated to sail into theaters in May of 2011.