Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer have enlisted Chow Yun-fat for "Pirates of the Caribbean 3". Chow will play Capt. Sao Feng, a notorious pirate who plays a major role in the second sequel to 2003's Disney blockbuster reports Variety. It also marks the actor's first English-language role since "Bulletproof Monk" in 2003.

"Pirates" 2 and 3 are shooting back-to-back, with production running through January. The shoot is currently in a scheduled hiatus so director Gore Verbinski can ready portions of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" for post-production in readiness for its July 2006 release. "Pirates 3" is scheduled for Summer 2007.

Shooting stopped June 10th and will resume in mid-August in Los Angeles, shifting back to Caribbean locations later in the year. Some "Pirates 2" footage remains to be shot, but most of the remaining days will be devoted to "Pirates 3"

Thanks to 'Wilcox'