Pirates of the caribbean mermaids

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) dir. Rob Marshall

Syrena was a mysterious mermaid who resided in Whitecap Bay. This beautiful, alluring, and enigmatic mermaid swims against the tide of her more lethally-minded sisters of the sea. Mystery surrounds this mermaid, even down to her true name, for "Syrena" was what she's called by missionary Philip Swift during her captivity by Blackbeard. Fate had brought Philip and Syrena together, but their connection goes much deeper. After her fellow mermaids led an attack on Blackbeard's crew, Syrena and…

a few weeks ago Entertainment Weekly released some concept art for one of the mermaids in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Here's the scan of Syrena from the magazine. These mermaids have been incredibly fun and challenging to work on, and I can't wait to see everything finished and on the big screen!