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Revision as of 17:55, 26 July 2011
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | |
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 Poster, released July 2011 | |
| Directed by | Peter Lord Jeff Newitt (Co-director)[1] |
| Written by | Gideon Defoe[1] |
| Produced by | Julie Lockhart Peter Lord Carla Shelley David Sproxton |
| Starring | Hugh Grant Salma Hayek David Tennant Brian Blessed Russell Tovey |
| Music by | Theodore Shapiro |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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| Countries | Template:Film UK Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
The Pirates! Band of Misfits, also known as The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, is an upcoming 3-D stop-motion animated film produced by Aardman Animations for Sony Pictures Animation and slated for release on March 30, 2012. It is being directed by Peter Lord and co-directed by Jeff Newitt. The film is based on Gideon Defoe's book The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists.
Plot
The Pirate Captain and his crew of swashbuckling pirates attempt to beat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz in the Pirate of the Year Award. On their quest they battle Queen Victoria and meet a young Charles Darwin.
Cast
- Hugh Grant as The Pirate Captain[2]
- Salma Hayek as Cutlass Liz[1]
- Jeremy Piven as Black Bellamy
- Imelda Staunton as Queen Victoria
- David Tennant as Charles Darwin
- Martin Freeman as The Pirate with a Scarf[3]
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Peg-Leg Hastings
- Crispin Freeman as Narrator
- Brendan Gleeson as The Pirate with Gout[3]
- Ashley Jensen as The Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate[3]
- Brian Blessed as The Pirate King
- Russell Tovey as The Albino Pirate[4]
Marketing
On July 14, 2011, the first trailers were released; the international version on iTunes Movie Trailers,[5] and the UK version on guardian.co.uk.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Hugh Grant Joins Voice Cast for Sony-Backed Pirate Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. May 5, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ James Silver. "How Aardman is embracing the digital age". Wired Magazine.
- ^ a b c McWeeny, Drew (July 22, 2011). "Comic-Con: Sony Animation panel puts Aardman's 'Pirates' front and center". HitFix. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ^ Mclean, Craig (2010-09-05). "More Mr Nice Guy: Why everyone loves Russell Tovey". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
- ^ Goldberg, Matt (July 14, 2011). "THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS Trailer". Collider.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- ^ "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists - world exclusive trailer". guardian.co.uk. July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.