Check out the new trailer for THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS starring Hugh Grant, Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.

Check out the new trailer for THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS starring Hugh Grant, Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.

The latest trailer for THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS has hit the web.  From the same studios (Aardman) that brought us WALLACE AND GROMMIT and CHICKEN RUN, THE PIRATES! follows in the same animation style that has set them apart from all other studios.  The film is a mix between their standard stop-motion animation combined with a good amount of CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery for those always wondering what the acronym stood for) to complete and compliment the world.  The results are a very recognizable animation style that definitely appeals to young audiences and any viewers that enjoy a fun, lighthearted movie.

The movie, directed by Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt is an adaptation of the first two books in The Pirates! series by Gideon Defoe, The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists and The Pirates! in an Adventure with Whaling. The movie follows the exploits of The Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant in his first animated role) and his men as they compete for the coveted Pirate of the Year award.

Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think of the latest trailer in the comments below.

THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS is directed by Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt and stars Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek, Brian Blessed, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey and Ashley Jensen.

SYNOPSIS: Hugh Grant, starring in his first animated role, is 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 is set to hit 2D and 3D theaters on March 30, 2012.

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