Geoffrey Rush Has an Idea for How Barbossa Can Return in Pirates of the Caribbean 6

Pirates of the Caribbean actor Geoffrey Rush has said he's keen to make a return to Disney's swashbuckling franchise, if only to "annoy Jack Sparrow" one last time.

Rush is one of just three actors to appear in all five Pirates of the Caribbean movies, alongside Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow and Kevin McNally's loyal first mate Gibbs. And while we don't know yet which characters are set to return for Disney's long-awaited sixth blockbuster, all signs point to several classic characters being brought back.

Of course, Rush's character Hector Barbossa died in the finale of 2016's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, the franchise's final film to date. But even this would not necessarily stop him from returning, Rush believes.

"There's been a big enough break," Rush told Entertainment Weekly, discussing his desire to return. "I said, you know, I sacrificed myself for my daughter, I don't want it to be too easy and too cheesy …