Night of the Maelstrom :: Official Movie Site

Why haven't we seen a good pirate movie in so long?

It's a genre that dropped off the map. And even though it provided some of the great epics of Hollywood's golden era - the kind that helped define the careers of Titans like Errol Flynn, Douglas Fairbanks and Tyrone Power - it hasn't been touched by a major studio, or by anyone, in what seems like an eternity.

Call it a castaway, marooned on some remote, forgotten island on the far reach of Hollywood lore.

But treasure never loses its luster. It just waits for someone to find it.

It would take an independent film to rediscover the traditional pirate movie - and a gang of 'privateers,' who, like the characters they bring to life, had to sail headlong into this adventure under no flag but their own. The mission has proved just as thrilling, difficult and rewarding as any fresh prospect in the 'Rough and tumble' business of moviemaking.

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:: 03.17.05 - Project is officially on standby for further development.

:: 11.03.04 - Wood Entertainment reps. Maelstrom at AFM 2004

:: 10.29.04 - New Score and poster design

:: 10.11.04 - Working with Wood Entertainment for representation

:: 08.02.04 - Costume Research and design

:: 06.15.04 - 7th draft

:: 05.04.04 - Concept Development - Set design

:: 03.23.04 - Character restructuring

:: 01.12.04 - Script review for festival submission

:: 12.26.03 - Final draft completed

:: 10.02.03 - 6th draft begins.

:: 09.15.03 - Animatic and scene analysis.

:: 08.03.03 - 5th draft completed.

:: 07.20.03 - Model ship of the Callisto preps for test shoot.

:: 05.20.03 - Trailer set for distribution 1st week of June.

:: 05.03.03 - Project development material designed and printed.

:: 04.15.03 - Musical score begins for trailer.

:: 03.17.03 - 1st and 2nd Trailers are edited.

:: 03.03.03 - ADR and foley sessions for development reel.

:: 02.15.03 - Cutting for The Maelstrom Trailer begins.

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