Tom Hanks to Star in Somali Pirate Movie

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Slashfilm

Tom Hanks Attached to Play Richard Phillips in Somali Pirate Movie

Some actors attach themselves to scores of films, most of which will never get made, or will never get made with those actors in the cast. Tom Hanks is not one of those actors. He latches on to far fewer projects, and the ones he does pick have a higher probability of getting made.

He’s shooting Stephen Daldry’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close right now, recently set up Disney’s Jungle Cruise with fellow Toy Story voice talent Tim Allen, and has been strongly linked to Kathryn Bigelow’s Triple Frontier.

And now Tom Hanks is attached to play Captain Richard Phillips in Sony’s adaptation of the Captain’s memoir about the Somali pirate hostage situation that went down in 2009.

Deadline updates on the film, which will follow Captain Phillips as he commands the cargo ship Maersk Alabama and gives himself up as a hostage when Somali pirates attack his ship. Navy SEALs eventually killed three of his captors and rescued the Captain.

Sony optioned Capt. Phillips’ memoir A Captains Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs and Dangerous Days last year and set Billy Ray to write. His draft is reportedly what landed Tom Hanks. The film is being produced by Scott Rudin, who is also putting together Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

The last question is: what does this say about Kathryn Bigelow’s Triple Frontier, for which Tom Hanks was set late last year? The shoot date for the film has been pushed back a couple times, and if Tom Hanks is going to end up doing these other films, has he moved on from Triple Frontier? We don’t know for sure, but we do know that when a film’s start date is pushed one of the first things to go can be attached cast, as they have to find other pictures to make.

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[Foggy]

Tom Hanks to Star in Somali Pirate Movie

That's one crazy headline

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Foggy

That's one crazy headline

Well, it's true haha. I mean, that was the best way for me to word it without making the forum headline way too long.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Whats his role? I believe Tom Hanks can pull off any role.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Whats his role? I believe Tom Hanks can pull off any role.

Did you read the article...? It says in there. Not to sound mean, but it's right in front of you...

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Nope, too lazy.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Nope, too lazy.

It's based on a true story about a captain named Richard Phillips who got captured by Pirates back in 2009 and what happened.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Whats his role? I believe Tom Hanks can pull off any role.

He's the main Somalian pirate.....

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

He gets captured and becomes the main pirate?

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

He gets captured and becomes the main pirate?

No, he just gets captured and it deals with his ordeal. Seriously, maybe you should start reading the articles because if you don't you'll start believing everything Beta tells you...

[Beta Man]

He later gets stranded on a deserted Island while trying to escape capture from American forces, goes for a very long run to an express train that takes him to a group of his brothers (only figuratively they are his brothers), where he checks his email often, then he promotes a 50's pop band while working for NASA until he leaves to become a prison guard in the south..... When he finally gets off the island he gets stuck in an airport terminal for a LONG time, then things get really crazy, but I don't want to give away the ending

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

He later gets stranded on a deserted Island while trying to escape capture from American forces, goes for a very long run to an express train that takes him to a group of his brothers (only figuratively they are his brothers), where he checks his email often, then he promotes a 50's pop band while working for NASA until he leaves to become a prison guard in the south..... When he finally gets off the island he gets stuck in an airport terminal for a LONG time, then things get really crazy, but I don't want to give away the ending

Beta, your post just made my day.

[Samus Aran]

The ending of this movie will actually be the opening of The Expendables.

[X400]

Id love to see Hanks tackle the role of a somali pirate

Originally Posted by Samus Aran

The ending of this movie will actually be the opening of The Expendables.

that'd be awesome lol