Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy and Nick Frost star in this Richard Curtis directed comedy that used to be called The Boat that Rocked. Kenneth Branagh and Rhys Ifans also star. But really, from early peaks it looks like the reason to see Pirate Radio is for that thick goatee Hoffman is sporting. This is a period piece set in the 60s about an illegal radio station and the emerging pop music. Richard Curtis is the man behind Love Actually, a film I watch every year with my wife. It's surprising, but this is only the second film Curtis has directed.
Philip Seymour Hoffman talks about being The Count, and his approach to being a DJ.
Bill Nighy (who also starred in Curtis' Love Actually) talks about how he got involved in the project.
Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) is not Gregor Fisher who played opposite Nighy in Love Actually. But that didn't stop me from thinking he did for the last five minutes.