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Film News: Thesp to play Jack Sparrow’s sidekick, Scrum — Stephen Graham has come aboard “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” as a sidekick to Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow.

Film News: Disney sequel to start filming this summer — Penelope Cruz is in negotiations for Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” opposite Johnny Depp.

Film News: Johnny Depp on hand for indie films — Kustendorf, the irreverent film fest founded by helmer Emir Kusturica, launches today high atop a Serbian mountain, with Johnny Depp opening a week of indie films aimed at inspiring film students.

Film News: Lord, Miller in talks for bigscreen version of Fox show — Columbia Pictures is negotiating with the “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” helming team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller to direct “21 Jump Street,” the pic based on the TV series that launched Johnny Depp.