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The Spierig brothers got hired because of their innovative idea to set the pirate film in space.
After WB and producer Bill Gerber dusted off the library title and had Brownlow do a faithful first draft, they sought out pitches from filmmakers. The Spierig siblings won the gig with a bold animatic presentation, Gerber said.
Gerber said that despite the radical period and venue switch, the film will be fairly faithful to a plot in which the doctor, Peter Blood, joins up with a French pirate (played in the original by Basil Rathbone), only to clash with the buccaneer when the woman he loves (Olivia de Havilland) is captured by the pirate skipper.
"There are some things you don't mess with, and that is as classic a movie storyline as you will ever find," Gerber said.
No production date has been set.
Captain Blood was released in 2010.
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sirmetro
sh*t 4 our eyes
3 years agoby @sirmetroFlag
Mutant
Sound similar, this is one of the first Pirate films of sea faring adventure. Pirates in Space sounds intriguing, but it has been done, I say stick to the seas. Just name it Pirates of the Caribbean: Captain Blood instead of Jack Sparrow since it could be before his time.
3 years agoby @zenderFlag
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Innovative? Psh. Space Western has been around for a hundred years, that's pretty much what this is.
3 years agoby @taberjohnson18Flag