MUMBAI: Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has been confirmed to play the character of Captain Teague in the fifth edition of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Though the 68-year-old musician is unsure when the next installment of the hit franchise will start filming, he said he will again make an appearance as the father of Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp's lead character).

"So they say, you know, I've got the costume, and I'm waiting for the heads up, but apparently there is. I don't know if it'll be next year that we shoot it or whatever, but as I say, you know, I got the costume and the beard and the shirt," Richards has been quoted to have said.

Richards also said that he will know when he is required as soon as he hears from his friend and co-star Depp. "I'll wait for a call from Johnny," he added.

Richards had earlier appeared in the last two films in the series like Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.