Pirate Paul - Pirates Of The Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales

"Know Any Shanties, Paul?" Paul in character.

So, by now, all of you should have seen the above picture and are raring to go and see our Paul in his first appearance on the big screen since his mega blockbuster Give My Regards To Broad Street in 1984. It totally was a blockbuster. Anyone who tells you different needs to watch this scene..

It is reported that Paul only has a small cameo in the film, appearing as a Jail Guard for only a minute. This will be sad news to fans looking for Paul to have a bigger part and according to reports, the cameo was filmed when Dead Men Tell No Tales was in post-production and had to be quickly edited and inserted into the film to meet the deadline.

How did Paul come to be in the film? Well, Johnny Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow in all the films, shot Paul a text asking him. After some back and forth, Paul finally said yes to the Pirates life.

This might be the start of Paul appearing in future films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. What other big films could Paul appear in? Could we perhaps see him in the next Bond film? He's already done a theme for one, why not play a villain in Bond 25? You never know...

The film is released on May 26th in the USA.

Paul McCartney Returns To Acting For The New Pirates Of The Caribbean Film.

McCartney the Actor: Paul during the 'Silly Love Songs' sequence in 1984's 'Give My Regards To Broad Street'

Since his 1984 film 'Give My Regards To Broad Street', Paul hasn't done much acting. He's done a handful of walk-on parts in shows and charity sketches, most recently for the UK's 'Sport Relief' where he appeared in the Frank Spencer sketch.

According to Deadline, Paul has been cast in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean film 'Dead Men Tell No Tales'. Rumours are rife to what Paul's role will be in the film and if it will be much like Keith Richard's role as Captain Teague, Jack Sparrow’s father, in 'On Stranger Tides'. As we know, Johnny Depp, who plays Jack Sparrow, is a long time friend of McCartney, appearing in Paul's recent music videos from his album 'New'.

Now, Paul has been tied to many film projects before but they've always just been rumours. This one, however seems to be true and even though the film is finished, they're adding an extra scene on with McCartney in time for the film's release in May.

Could this mean that Paul is forsaking his music career to become an actor? Perhaps not.