This from Scifi.com:
Hong Kong action star Chow Yun-fat is set to play a pirate in the upcoming sequels to last year’s hit Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the French AFP wire service reported. The wire service cited a report in the Chinese-language Apple Daily newspaper, which quoted Chow’s wife, Jasmin Chan Wui-nin, as saying Chow will play the famous 15th-century Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai in the second and third installments.
My day is made. I cannot wait for these movies to be released.