Last August, Deadline announced that the action movie The Pirate is coming from Amazon MGM Studios, based on a spec script by Ms. Marvel writer Will Dunn. The project was described as "The Raid set on a pirate ship," referring to the 2011 thriller written and directed by Gareth Evans.

At the time, Aquaman star Jason Momoa and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch had joined the project as producers, with Momoa likely to star and Leitch likely to direct. Leitch was also likely to produce the film with his wife Kelly McCormick under their 87North banner. 87North is known for producing movies like Nobody, The Fall Guy, and *Violent Night. *

Since then, we haven't heard much of anything about the movie, but when speaking with Polygon about the upcoming sequel Violent Night 2, producer Kelly McCormick offered an update on The Pirate.

"We are rewriting The Pirate with Jason Momoa," McCormick said.

McCormick went on to explain: "It's happening, just he's [Momoa] busy. We've got some stuff going on. It's brewing. It's definitely brewing and it's something we love. I know Amazon and Jason are excited about it. It's something that we can't wait to get to."

That's not exactly the most comforting news for anyone eager to see Momoa sail the high seas, but to be fair, the actor definitely seems busy. The Aquaman actor recently starred in Supergirl, introducing his new DC character, Lobo, to the revamped DC Universe. He was also set to star in Sony's Helldivers movie, though he recently left that project. Momoa's IMDb page lists nine upcoming projects, including Street Fighter, The Minecraft Movie: Squared, Dune Part III, and Fast Forever. So yes, he's got a lot on his plate, but hopefully, by the time he's ready to film The Pirate (that can't be the final title, right?) the script will be ready to shoot.