BIG PICTURE

PI CAR BEAN 3: AT ORLD'S END

With this third instalment of the phenomenally successful franchise, director Gore Verbinski has really pushed the boat out. Clearly underwhelmed by the two hour-plus running time of parts one and two, part three weighs in at a whopping 168 minutes, just seven minutes shy of the first Godfather film. The much- anticipated threequel sees Johnny Depp (pictured) reprising his role as the curiously effete Captain Jack Sparrow and is rumoured to include a cameo from wrinkly rocker Keith Richards as his father. After a disappointing second outing, will Pirates 3 justify its length? Either way it’s bound to make millions, which ain’t bad for a series based on a three- minute funfair ride. I General release from Thu 24 May.