Gleeson: 'Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists' character wasn't meant to be Irish

Brendan Gleeson had no idea of how to play his 'Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists' character.

Fri, 30 Mar, 2012 - 09:24

Brendan Gleeson had no idea of how to play his 'Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists' character.

The 57-year-old Irish actor lends his voice to the part of The Pirate With Gout in the animated movie, but he admits his pretentious alter-ego was never supposed to be from the Emerald Isle.

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