WATCH: Johnny Depp — sorry, *Captain* Jack Sparrow — wanted to take a break from filming to surprise children in the hospital; what "an amazing man to brighten up so many kids' day.
This is the day children will always remember as the day they met Jack Sparrow -- *Captain* Jack Sparrow.
Johnny Depp and co-star Stephen Graham, who plays pirate Scrum, took a break while filming "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" on Tuesday to surprise patients at Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia.
The actors spent more than three hours visiting with children and their families.
The hospital shared exciting details and photos from the visit.
"Two very famous pirates made a special surprise visit to the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital last night," the hospital staff wrote on Facebook. "Both actors flew in for the visit from the Gold Coast, landing in a helicopter on the hospital's rooftop."
Patients and families seemed to enjoy the famous pirates' company, sharing tales from their visit.
Kossy Halemai, whose daughter Lanais Malia, was in the hospital recovering from heart surgery during Depp's visit, said she was all smiles.
"For any kids who were shy upon first meeting Jack Sparrow and Scrum, the characters soon made the kids feel very comfortable in their presence and had them smiling and laughing," Russell said.
As Captain Jack would say, "Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate."
This is the day children will always remember as the day they met Jack Sparrow -- *Captain* Jack Sparrow.
Johnny Depp and co-star Stephen Graham, who plays pirate Scrum, took a break while filming "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" on Tuesday to surprise patients at Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia.
The actors spent more than three hours visiting with children and their families.
The hospital shared exciting details and photos from the visit.
"Two very famous pirates made a special surprise visit to the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital last night," the hospital staff wrote on Facebook. "Both actors flew in for the visit from the Gold Coast, landing in a helicopter on the hospital's rooftop."
Patients and families seemed to enjoy the famous pirates' company, sharing tales from their visit.
Kossy Halemai, whose daughter Lanais Malia, was in the hospital recovering from heart surgery during Depp's visit, said she was all smiles.
"For any kids who were shy upon first meeting Jack Sparrow and Scrum, the characters soon made the kids feel very comfortable in their presence and had them smiling and laughing," Russell said.
As Captain Jack would say, "Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate."