Disney announces new 'Pirates' film

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Disney has announced a new film in the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise.

The company made the announcement with Johnny Depp at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, The Mirror reports.

Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow in the movies, sailed onstage in a pirate ship to a standing ovation.

He staggered around the stage before hugging Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook, who told the audience of 5,000 fans about the next instalment.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be the fourth film in the series. It is expected to be released in 2011.