The Pirates! In an Adventure with Cowboys!

'The Pirates! In an Adventure with Cowboys! (released in North America, Australia and New Zealand as The Pirates! California Vacation') is a 2022 stop-motion animated swashbuckler comedy film produced by Buddy Animation and Aardman Animations and distributed digitally by Buddy+. The film was directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park, produced by Bonnie Arnold, Sam Fell and Peter Baynham, written by Gideon Defoe (who wrote in the first film) and executive produced by David Sproxton, Pierre Perifel and Bill Damaschke. It is a sequel to ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates!_In_an_Adventure_with_Scientists! The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!] (2012).''

The film was released on June 18, 2022, streaming as a Buddy+ original film. Like the first film, it received generally positive reviews, and was a box office success, earning $287 million against a budget of $55 million. Another sequel titled "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Vikings!" is in development with Ewan McGrgeor in talks to star.

Plot
Set 3 years after the first Pirates movie, The Pirate Captain wins Pirate of the Year for the 3rd time since 1837, For celebration the captain and his crew take a Vacation to California

Returning Cast

 * Hugh Grant as the Pirate Captain
 * Martin Freeman as the Pirate with a Scarf/Number Two
 * Russell Tovey as Albino Pirate  (United Kingdom) 
 * Anton Yelchin as Albino Pirate  (United States) 
 * Brendan Gleeson as Pirate with Gout
 * Ashley Jensen as Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate
 * Ben Whitehead as Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens  (United Kingdom) 
 * Al Roker as Pirate Who Likes Sunsets and Kittens  (United States) 
 * Salma Hayek as Cutlass Liz

New Cast

 * Ed Helms as Sheriff Samuel Rattles
 * Sam Elliot as Henry Rattles (Samuel's Father)
 * Anna Faris as Charlotte Spike
 * Danny Trejo as The Claw (Main Villian)
 * Ben Stiller as Mayor Jacob Horseshoe

Production
Originally, Peter Lord offered the project to Sony Pictures Animation (who made the first films) but turned it down, after this lord went to Buddy Animation and they agreed to make the project.

George Clooney, Nicolas Cage and Chris Evans were considered for the role of Samuel Rattles before Helms was casted.

Release
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Home media
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Reception
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Trivia

 * Unlike it's predecessor, the film has fictional characters instead of real historical people