Pirate movies were a mainstay of Hollywood blockbusters since the 1940s. After Cutthroat Island doomed the genre in the 1990s, it was over a decade before Pirates of the Caribbean shocked everyone and took the formula to a new level. Now, years after the last film starring Johnny Depp, the pirate genre is back with a brutal makeover in the new movie The Bluff (read our review).
Set in the Cayman Islands during the 19th century, The Bluff follows Ercell Bodden (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) as she tries to leave her past as a pirate behind and raise a son with her husband, T.H. (Ismael Cruz Cordova). When someone from her past, Captain Connor (Karl Urban), reenters her life looking for revenge, Ercell must call on her pirate skills to protect her family by any means necessary. What follows is an action-packed and bloody good time at the movies.
I got the chance to talk to the cast and director of The Bluff about their action-packed epic. Director Frank E. Flowers discussed using his Caribbean roots to inform the diverse, realistic crews of the pirate ships in the film, as well as the influence and support that The Russo Brothers brought to the project. Priyanka Chopra Jonas talked about how this movie differs from the action work she has done in the past and how being a mother informed her character. Karl Urban discussed playing a villain and the most memorable lines he got to spout in the film. Check out the full interviews in the embed above.
The Bluff premieres on February 25th on Prime Video.
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