The Pirate Captain has never won the Pirate of the Year award but this year he hopes to do so. He sets out with his crew - some are pirates, some are not, some are just fish he dressed up in a pirate hat - to beat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz. Along the way, he travels to places as diverse as Blood Island and Victorian London and joins forces with a young Charles Darwin. The Captain and his crew must also avoid Queen Elizabeth - who is determined to wipe out pirates from the seas.
The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists is the latest release from Aardman Animations, who are best known for 'claymation' creations Wallace and Gromit. Other films include 'Chicken Run' and 'Flushed Away'. The Pirates! is based on the book of the same name by Gideon Defoe, who also wrote the screenplay.
Directed by: Peter Lord
Starring: Hugh Grant, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Brian Blessed, Russell Tovey, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Brendan Gleeson,