HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Johnny Depp is set to sail again.
The 45-year-old actor will reprise his role of Captain Jack Sparrow in a fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, according to Variety. While last year's "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," the franchise's third installment," slipped at the box office, it still managed to gross more than $300 million in the U.S. To date, the three films have earned a combined $2.6 billion worldwide at the box office.
In other Depp news, Disney confirmed yesterday what has been rumored for some time, that he will star as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's upcoming "Alice in Wonderland." Australian actress Mia Wasikowska, the star of HBO's "In Treatment," is set for the lead role.
"Alice," which is scheduled to be released in 2010, reunites Depp and Burton, who first worked together on 1990's "Edward Scissorhands." They have also teamed for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and the more recent "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
Depp is also on board to play Tonto in an upcoming big-screen adaptation of "The Lone Ranger."
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