Tom Hanks

The film is called Maersk Alabama, will star two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and is directed by Paul Greengrass.

Pay category: Paid (above Equity)

Production dates: 13th February 2012 for 12 weeks

UK Casting director : Dan Hubbard

Producers: Gregory Goodman, Mike Deluca, Dana Brunetti

Director: Paul Greengrass

Location: USA

Roles
MUST BE GENUINE SOMALI AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK SOMALI FLUENTLY.

MUSI (Male) – 25yrs.
MUST BE GENUINE SOMALI AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK SOMALI FLUENTLY. NO EXCEPTIONS. ACTORS SHOULD IDEALLY ALSO HAVE A GOOD GRASP OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

Unofficial leader of the Pirates; rail-thin; unimaginably poor;
Wears “ratty sandals”. A tough and hardened “Somali Marine”, he initially refuses treatment for his badly cut hand, fearing that he would look weak in front of his men. Believes in treating his sailors tough, so they do not act ‘soft’. Speaks a little English.
Height: Any
Ethnicity: Black-African
Agreements: tbc

ELMI (Male) – 25yrs.
MUST BE GENUINE SOMALI AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK SOMALI FLUENTLY. NO EXCEPTIONS. ACTORS SHOULD IDEALLY ALSO HAVE A GOOD GRASP OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

Pirate; physically and mentally tough; a good soldier; always follows orders. Speaks a few words of English.
Height: Any
Ethnicity: Black-African
Agreements: tbc

NAJEE (Male) – 24yrs.
MUST BE GENUINE SOMALI AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK SOMALI FLUENTLY. NO EXCEPTIONS. ACTORS SHOULD IDEALLY ALSO HAVE A GOOD GRASP OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

Pirate; volatile; Not all there; Not as smart as he’d like to be and he knows it
Height: Any
Ethnicity: Black-African
Agreements: tbc

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Hmmmmm… Interesting! What’s Hollywood up to now?