Tom Hanks gave a career-defining performance as Captain Phillips, but the real captain found himself on the receiving end of ...

FRANKENMUTH, MI — The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali ...

The most shocking moment in Captain Phillips, which re-creates the ordeal of a freighter captain kidnapped by Somali pirates, comes in the very first shot: an exterior of Phillips’ Vermont home, for ...

When the movie “Captain Phillips” opens in theatres nationwide on October 11, Virginians can be on the lookout for scenes filmed in Hampton Roads. The film stars actor Tom Hanks as Capt. Richard ...

MANAMA, Bahrain -- The skipper of the USS Bainbridge said Tuesday that pirates repeatedly threatened to kill the American sea captain they held captive off the coast of Somalia before his rescue this ...

FRANKENMUTH — Captain Richard Phillips whose high-seas hostage ordeal inspired a Hollywood film will share his story in Frankenmuth this spring. Phillips, former captain of the MV Maersk Alabama, will ...

The film Captain Phillips is "based on a true story" of the 2009 hijacking of an American ship by Somali pirates. But how faithfully does the... How Close Did 'Captain Philips' Get To The Real Life ...

Look out, Johnny Depp-- a real-life "Pirate" hero is hitting the big screen. Hero Captain Richard Phillips, held hostage by Somali pirates for five days in April, signed a deal this week with Columbia ...