Nighy: 'Pirates 4 announcement unreliable'

Bill Nighy has claimed that the announcement about the proposed fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean instalment is "not reliable".

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer previously stated that the project is a "priority" for Disney. Star Johnny Depp's participation may be in question though after studio chairman Dick Cook was relieved of his position. The actor admitted that he only agreed to appear in the sequel because of his friendship with Cook.

Now Nighy, who plays squid-faced Davy Jones in the franchise, has hinted that the pronouncement of the update might have been premature.

He told Sci-Fi Wire: "I understand that there was an announcement that there was going to be a fourth, and now I've been told since that that was not a reliable announcement."

However, the star added that should the fourth movie transpire, he would be keen to reprise his role.

He added: "I would love to be in it, because I had a wonderful time with those. They were great people, and those films are beloved, so it would be great to be in a fourth one."

A Disney representative recently confirmed that Depp will not be replaced in the tentatively titled Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, scheduled for release in 2011.