EXCLUSIVE: Pine Bay Pictures, Morning Moon and Traction have set SNL alum Rob Riggle and Fast & Furious franchise lead Jordana Brewster for Josh Plasse’s The Pirate King .

Riggle will star as a Marine veteran struggling with PTSD and addiction who finds unexpected redemption when he joins a group of pirate reenactors, giving him a chance to fight for custody of his daughter and rebuild the life he thought was lost forever. Production starts this month.

The script was penned by Plasse based on a story by Brev Moss inspired by the exploits and adventures of real-life pirate Captain Todd Willis.

Riggle, who is a former Marine officer attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel said, “I have seen the hope and struggle that many veterans across the country experience in this script,

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