Phillip Noyce has signed on to develop a remake of the 1935 classic Captain Blood for Warner Bros. with an option to direct.
According to Variety, Warner is developing Captain Blood as a possible U.K./Australian co-production. Bill Gerber is producing.
Errol Flynn starred in the 1935 original, directed by Michael Curtiz, as a doctor wrongly sentenced to slavery in the Caribbean, where he and his comrades become avenging pirates. It was nominated for the best picture Oscar.
No production date has been set.
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