Tom Hanks

FILM TRAILER: CAPTAIN PHILLIPS – STARRING TOM HANKS (HOLLYWOOD’S LONG AWAITED SOMALI PIRATE MOVIE)

May 9, 2013

I posted news about this film in 2011 when there was a casting call for Somali actors to play the pirates.  And now the ‘Captain Phillips’ story is finally here in all it’s “Hollywood glory”. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. … Hmmmm…… I can already see where this is likely to go but I will try to reserve judgement until I have […]

CASTING CALL FOR SOMALI ACTORS TO PLAY PIRATES IN NEW TOM HANKS FILM

November 17, 2011

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 […]