The Pirates! Band of Misfits

In 1837 London, a pirate captain and his crew enter a competition to win Pirate of the Year by showcasing their pet dodo, Polly, but things take a twist when they capture Charles Darwin and discover a plot by the Queen to dine on endangered creatures. The Pirates! Band of Misfits is a 2012 English-language Animation Adventure motion picture starring Hugh Grant, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman, Jeremy Piven, Salma Hayek and Taylor Wyatt. The movie is based on The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists by Gideon Defoe. Aardman Animations in association with Sony Pictures Animation. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Julie Lockhart, Peter Lord and David Sproxton. The Pirates! Band of Misfits is written by Gideon Defoe and directed by Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt. Columbia Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Pirates! Band of Misfits was released on 28th March 2012 and takes a screen time of 88 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Pirates! Band of Misfits was made on a budget of $55 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $123 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Gideon Defoe. Cinematography was done by Frank Passingham and editing by Justin Krish. The music was composed by Theodore Shapiro.