Saturday, May 7, 2011

Aardman's The Pirates! Band of Misfits and Arther Christmas

 The creators of Chicken Run and Flushed Away have two movies in production. One called "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" is about, as Peter Loyd director of the film says says, – "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!" The film already casted Hugh Grant and Salma Hayek.
  The second film is called "Arther Christmas". Its about, as Peter Banhym screenwriter for the film says its about -
how Santa is able to deliver presents to all the children of the world in just one night. Apparently the film depicts Santa’s North Pole as “a high tech installation requiring a highly trained army of elves.” I love Aardman even though its made out of clay.
   There are still no images or trailers for the Pirates film but there is a trailer for the Christmas movie.

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