Oooh. Captain Blood remake!
Johnny Depp
Too fey.
Russell Crowe
Too broody/charmless
John Barrowman
Cannot act his way out of a paper bag.
Hugh Jackman
Hmmm. He's got the right build for it. And it's a UK-Australia co-production, so he's got a leg up there as well. He might have lost some star power though, what with the Viva Laughlin debacle and Australia getting panned critically.
Since someone mentioned Russell Crowe, maybe Paul Bettany? He certainly is charming enough, and he's got dramatic chops, too. Wee bit on a slender side, but he could probably beef up.
Oh, Paul Bettony. I like that.
I think casting Lucy Lawless as a British doctor in the 17th century might take the movie less of an adventure romp and more of a science fiction piece.
think casting Lucy Lawless as a British doctor in the 17th century might take the movie less of an adventure romp and more of a science fiction piece.
She doesn't have to be a doctor. Doctors daughter?
A doctor's daughter who is convicted of treason and transported for treating survivors of the Monmouth Rebellion. And who eventually redeems herself as a privateer and is made the Governor of Port Royal.
I still think it's a tough sell.
I still think it's a tough sell.
Better to just go make a movie about La Maupin.
Swordfighting, crossdressing and opera. Plus convents.
A doctor's daughter who is convicted of treason and transported for treating survivors of the Monmouth Rebellion.
So far not less plausible than the original CB.
And who eventually redeems herself as a privateer and is made the Governor of Port Royal.
You don't have to stick that closely to the original story. Think of a happy fate that is somewhat plausible. Maybe her opponent ends up tongueless and paralyzed and is appointed governor. She is married to him, props him up in an attic, rules in his name and keeps her true love as a lover. I'll bet someone who spends more than 30 seconds I spared it can come up with something better.
Gerard Butler feels too bulky for me. I think someone with the profile of Rodrigo Santoro would suit the part better. Light on his feet and with the sardonic good looks necessary for a pirate.