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Al Swearengen to go sailing with Captain Jack Sparrow

Deadwood's Ian McShane signs on to the next Pirates of the Caribbean film.

Good news, Deadwood fans! Your favourite saloon and brothel owner, Al Swearengen, is taking sail for the open seas of the next Pirates film, On Stranger Tides.

McShane will play Blackbeard opposite Johnny Depp, in a tale based on a non-Pirates novel by Tim Powers. The movie will be written by the same scribes as the first three, and directed by Rob Marshall.

Do we really need a fourth movie in the series? Probably not. Are we wetting ourselves in excitement to see what Al can do with the role? You fucking bet we are. In the meantime, here's Al giving some important - and largely profane - life advice:

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16 Comments

DishD Feb 24, 2010 1:12 PM	Ian McShane (Al Swearengen) was the best of many top parts to Deadwood, forvea in a my mind, brought new meaning to the term, " Cocksucker" cant wait to see him in the new PoC movie..
nukejockey Feb 24, 2010 2:38 PM	Ian McShane was definitely the stand out character for me in Deadwood, even when he was coming up against other good actors like Molly Parker and Timothy Olyphant. I'm looking forward to seeing him as blackbeard.
nukejockey Feb 24, 2010 2:38 PM	Actor, not character -.-
elfinke Feb 24, 2010 2:44 PM	@ OP: I always feel for Merrick in that scene. In fact, his life prety much goes downhill after that 'beating', especially after Hearst arrives in camp with his cronies. "Announcing your plans is a good way to hear god laugh." - Swearengen at his very best. Much love for the greatest saloon operator of all time. Hopefully the shitfest that will be PoC4 won't damper my high opinion of Ian McShane :D
Count Feb 24, 2010 2:47 PM	I'd much rather his co star to be in the movie. I mean seriously, Jack Sparrow VS Admiral Adama? Adama can be in charge of an East India Company ship called the "galactica" an old warship that should have been decomissioned years ago.
nukejockey Feb 24, 2010 2:57 PM	Which co-star?
Count Feb 24, 2010 3:00 PM	Isn't that Edward James Olmos in the video from the Deadwood video?
Hawkeye Feb 24, 2010 3:08 PM	Uh... no. The red head in the Deadwood video above is Jeffrey Jones.
seab4ss Feb 24, 2010 3:54 PM	Hell yeah!!! The Deadwood series is the show that got me into HBO. "Swearengen c@*ksucker!!!"
nukejockey Feb 24, 2010 4:00 PM	Rooney from Ferris Buellers day off ^.^
Hawkeye Feb 24, 2010 4:05 PM	Bueller... Bueller... Bueller...
SceptreCore Feb 24, 2010 4:17 PM	Great actor Ian McShane. And Blackbeard will be a great part for him, he should make him out to be the mental he was. Are they going after the fountain of youth? That's what I thought the next one would be about.
Hawkeye Feb 24, 2010 4:32 PM	They are indeed.
CAPS LOCK Feb 24, 2010 6:51 PM	Its a real shame they just axed deadwood mideseason, that was a great show and had a lot going for it. the characters seemed authentic and rich in character, Al Swearengen being one example. He just plays that role so well. Cant wait to see what he can do with Blackbeard.
nukejockey Feb 24, 2010 7:17 PM	Yeah, ruined the whole series for me, had they given it one more season, they could have atleast tied off all the loose ends and given us some closure. As it stands, the dickheads won! :'(
tantryl Feb 24, 2010 7:48 PM	Pirates 4? This saddens me.

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