'Hell Bound'
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So far not less plausible than the original CB.
I think it would work if she had nursing skills (which explains why she assists the Monmouthians) and if her father is removed from the scene very quickly. Death would do. Maybe the soldiers kill him during the arrest.
Or, she's an innkeeper. Some of the rebels take shelter at her inn, and she doesn't know they're rebels. In this scenario, she's more independent, which makes her rise as a privateer a little more plausible.
Oh please, merciful heavens, don't let Kitsch suck as Gambit.
Well if he sucks, all we have to do is stop him walking and talking. He can just stand there and look pretty.
But why would the other pirates follow a woman? Shades of that ghastly 1970s Pirate movie.
Ewan MacGregor?
Well, it's not completely unprecedented - [link]
Hmmmm...MacGregor would be an interesting choice.
But why would the other pirates follow a woman?
Brenda's Anne Bonny article offers one suggestion -- pretend to be a man, though that complicates the movie's plot considerably. Or if she were an innkeeper, she'd have experience in leadership and running a business (and whatever else piracy may be, it's also a business). Not very strong reasons, but they're what I've got.
Brendan Fraser? Not that I've seen the original. But he can swashbuckle, and act too, though he rarely seems to be called upon to do so.
Wasn't there an awful pirate movie with Geena Davis in the captain's chair?
Wasn't there an awful pirate movie with Geena Davis in the captain's chair?
Yeah, it kind of damaged her and her husband's career.