When it comes to animation, anything from the Aardman group (who gave us Chicken Run and the Wallace & Gromit movies) is a breath of fresh air. With their strict attention to detail and off-the-wall humor, their products are a step above most generic family fare. Their latest is The Pirates! Band of Misfits and after two teasers, this first full-length trailer shows off more plot and clever jokes. It certainly looks like a blast. Check it out below via Empire for the film featuring the voices of Hugh Grant, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman and Jeremy Piven.
Synopsis:
In The Pirates! Band of Misfits, 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!
The Pirates! Band of Misfits hits theaters March 30th, 2012.
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