Has the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film found its own Orlando Bloom-style breakout star? Disney announced today that British actor Sam Claflin will star in "the key role of Philip, a youthful missionary" in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which starts filming this summer. Claflin's casting comes right on the heels of Astrid Berges-Frisberg signing on to play a mermaid, which clearly indicates that casting for the film is in full swing.

You may remember that just a few days ago rumor had it that Claflin and Max Irons were the frontrunners for the role, and given that Irons is the son of acting legend Jeremy Irons, I guess nepotism didn't play too much of a role here. The plot of On Stranger Tides is still pretty secret, but it was probably safe to assume even before this that another green young man would be sent on an amazing journey at the hands of Captain Jack Sparrow. Now who gets the Keira Knightley role? I mean, you can't have a dashing young man without a young woman for him to moon over.