Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Playing an All-Too-Rare Female Pirate in ‘The Bluff’ and the Spectacle of SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ Follow-Up
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Chopra Jonas also shares her approach to stunt work, as well as the practical differences between Indian and American cinema: "Global entertainment actually looking like it's from the globe is such a win."
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text When Priyanka Chopra Jonas first opened up The Bluff script, she struggled to understand why there hadn’t been an abundance of female pirates on screen. Most modern-day viewers could probably point to Geena Davis’ Morgan Adams in Cutthroat Island or Zoe Saldaña, Keira Knightley and Penélope Cruz’s portrayals in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, but the list is still few and far between. So the opportunity to play former pirate captain Ercell “Bloody Mary” Bodden in Frank E. Flowers’ hard-hitting R-rated action-thriller became a must, especially with Saldaña’s Cinestar, the Russo brothers’ AGBO and her frequent collaborators at Amazon Prime Video championing her. Related Stories Movies Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Karl Urban Are Pirates With Violent Pasts in 'The Bluff' Trailer Movies Heidi Gardner, Golfer Bobby Ray Join Amazon MGM Comedy 'Judgment Day' From Nicholas Stoller “When the script came to me, I did not even know that a female pirate could actually exist and be the captain of her own ship. I then did a deep dive into the history of female piracy around the world, and so many famous buccaneers were women,” Chopra Jonas tells The Hollywood Reporter in support of The Bluff . “Successful stories of women in history are sometimes just forgotten. We’ve seen that in so many stories from the past.” Now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, the mid-19th century tale centers on Ercell’s attempt to live a peaceful life with her family on the Cayman Islands. However, she’s forced to reembrace the “Bloody Mary” in her after her husband (Ismael Cruz Córdova’s T.H.) goes missing and a fellow pirate captain (Karl Urban’s Connor) from her past brings violence to her doorstep. After signing a first-look deal with Amazon in 2020, Chopra Jonas ha...
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