Hugh Laurie in Talks to Play Blackbeard on NBC
<em>Arrrgh.</em> (It was too easy. We had to.)
Hugh Laurie is in talks to play a pirate on the upcoming NBC series Crossbones. According to Deadline, he'd play pirate overlord Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. Well, nothing says "sure thing" like "1715-set pirate drama on NBC."