Tom Hanks breaks down THAT scene — you know the one. Bring tissues.
A vast and detailed look into the behind the scenes of Captain Phillips (2013). Paul Greengrass, Tom Hanks, cast and crew members of the film takes us to a tour inside the ship and its actual location, the concept and creation of the film's most intense and dramatic sequences, and as usual, stories about the making the film which also highlights the four newcomers who played the important parts of the Somali pirates.
Acting
Hanks on THAT final scene — raw, unscripted magic explained.
Direction
Greengrass's chaos-controlled method finally makes sense.
Production
Real ship, real ocean, real vomit — no green screens here.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Greengrass reveals he cast three of the Somali pirates from an open call in Minneapolis, seeking authenticity over experience.
The actual MV Maersk Alabama was unavailable, so production found and retrofitted its identical sister ship, the Alexander Maersk.
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