The Pirates! Band of Misfits Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain – a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It’s a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen (Imelda Staunton) and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist (David Tennant), but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

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Action Adventure Comedy Animated

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  Hugh Grant

  ... Pirate Captain (voice)

  The Gentlemen, Cloud Atlas

• 
  Jeremy Piven

  ... Black Bellamy (voice)

  Edge of Tomorrow, Entourage

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  Salma Hayek

  ... Cutlass Liz (voice)

  Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, House of Gucci

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  David Tennant

  ... Young Scientist (voice)

  The Thursday Murder Club, The Loud House Movie

• I
  Imelda Staunton

  ... Queen (voice)

  Paddington in Peru, Maleficent

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  Martin Freeman

  ... Pirate (voice)

  Miller’s Girl , Queen of Bones

• 
  Brendan Gleeson

  ... Pirate (voice)

  H Is For Hawk, Troy

• R
  Russell Tovey

  ... Pirate (voice)

  Plainclothes, Love Again

• A
  Ashley Jensen

  ... Pirate (voice)

  Arthur Christmas, Lady and the Tramp

Who is making The Pirates! Band of Misfits – Crew List

The film's writer Andy Riley last penned Sherlock Gnomes and Gnomeo and Juliet.

Director

Peter Lord
Jeff Newitt

Screenwriters

Andy Riley
Kevin Cecil
Gideon Defoe

Producers

Julie Lockhart
Peter Lord
David Sproxton

Production – What we know about the The Pirates! Band of Misfits

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Key Facts

• Based on the series of books by Gideon Defoe. This will be a CG stop-motion film (similar to Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Chicken Run).

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Feb 2012

Completed

Changed The Pirates! Band of Misfits movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

May 2011

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. Voice work by cast is being completed.

Nov 2009

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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