Captain Drake

[Raph's Girl]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071102/tv_nm/scifi_dc_1

Adrian Paul and Temuera Morrison will face off in Sci Fi's pirate-themed fantasy-action movie "Captain Drake."

Paul ("Highlander") plays English adventurer Sir Francis Drake, who sets out to find the legendary Tree of Life to save the life of his daughter (newcomer Sofia Pernas).

Along the way, he battles the Spanish Armada, sea monsters, a mystical Persian sorceress and the legendary Norse God-creature the Nidhogg.

Morrison, the New Zealand actor known for his role as Jango Fett in two of the "Star Wars" prequels, plays Drake's real-life adversary, the Spanish pirate Sandovate.

The movie, which is being filmed on location in the Black Sea and eastern Europe, likely will debut late next year as part of Sci Fi's Saturday night lineup.

Cuz yea everybody knows Sir Francis Drake faught sea monsters, Norse gods and Persian sorcerers. When the frak did Sir Francis Drake become Hercules?? Was Kevin Sorbo not available to do this??

As for the Pirate Sandovate. He uh apperantly currently haunts New Jersey. http://www.americanfolklore.net/folktales/nj5 Doesn't seem to be any accounts of him encountering Sir Francis Drake tho.