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  • ‘Captain Phillips’ to premiere on Sony Pix on 27 July

    ‘Captain Phillips’ to premiere on Sony Pix on 27 July

    MUMBAI: Sony PIX, India’s leading English Movie channel, invites you to watch the Indian television premiere of the award winning biographic movie, ‘CAPTAIN PHILLIPS’ on Sunday 27th July 1pm and 9pm only on Sony PIX.

     

    Captain Phillips is an examination of the 2009 hijacking of the U.S. container ship Maersk Alabama by a crew of Somali pirates. When the Alabama’s commanding officer, Captain Richard Phillips (played by two time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks), and his crew spot pirates approaching, they alert the authorities and try to fend them off. But with no security or guns on board, they’re soon overtaken.The head pirate, Muse (played by Barkhad Abdi), takes over the ship and declares himself captain.Phillips and Muse are set on an unstoppable collision course when Muse and his crew target Phillip’s unarmed ship; in the ensuing standoff, 145 miles off the Somali coast, both men will find themselves at the mercy of forces beyond their control. Catch the high seas drama, inspired from real-life events on 27th July at 1pm & 9pm only on Sony PIX.

     

    Tune in to watch the Oscar nominated drama; ‘CAPTAIN PHILLIPS’ on 27th July 1pm and 9pm only on Sony PIX

     

  • Indian Navy watches Tom Hanks Captain Phillips

    Indian Navy watches Tom Hanks Captain Phillips

    MUMBAI:  Captain Phillips, the movie that has taken the world by storm, has even caught the attention of the Indian Navy now. At a special request, Sony Pictures organised a special screening for the Indian naval officers, including the Commander-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Shekhar Sinha in Mumbai on the official India release date of 18 October.

     

    With very few movies being made on this very relevant and current subject, the theme of Captain Phillips seems to have found a connection with the officers as it deals with the hijack of a container ship and the kidnapping of its captain by Somali pirates. Captain Phillips is based on real life story of Captain Richard Phillips who was held captive by four Somali Pirates in 2009.

     

    Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks plays the role of Richard Phillips in the movie. The movie which was recognised as one of the best movies of 2013 by Rolling Stone magazine is directed by Paul Greengrass.

     

    Sony Pictures India MD Kercy Daruwala said, “An extensive local word-of-mouth programme for the film has built excitement for this film. We are confident that the film is a commercial entertainer as well as a critical success and are expecting great things for this film in In

     

    Commander- in- Chief, Western Command – Indian Navy, Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha commented on the film saying, “Captain Phillips is an amazing movie. The film is a realistic portrayal of a hostage situation. Captain Richard Phillips’ character played by Tom Hanks is also very inspiring.”

     

    Captain Phillips recounts the true-life ordeal of Richard Phillips, the captain of a US-flagged cargo ship, the MV Maersk Alabama, sailing with a 20-man crew and 17,000 metric tons of cargo that was bound for Kenya in April 2009 when it was abducted by Somali pirates. The movie is already being pronounced as Oscar-worthy (especially for Tom Hanks’ portrayal) and received a standing ovation at the New York Film Festival recently.

  • Captain Phillips based on true story releases this Friday

    Captain Phillips based on true story releases this Friday

    NEW DELHI: Captain Phillips, an action thriller that has already won rave reviews on the festival circuit in parts of the world, is being released in Indian theatres on 18 October.

    Directed by Paul Greengrass (The Bourne movies), it stars Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, and Catherine Keener in stellar roles

    The 134-minute film has been certified with a U/A certificate.   

    Columbia Pictures’ action-thriller Captain Phillips stars two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks in 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.

    The film is directed by Oscar nominee Paul Greengrass, from a screenplay by Billy Ray and based upon the book, A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea, by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty. The film is produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca.

  • Tom Hanks brings real life sea adventure to reel with Captain Phillips

    Tom Hanks brings real life sea adventure to reel with Captain Phillips

    UMBAI: Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks will soon be seen playing the titular role in Sony Pictures’ upcoming adventure drama Captain Phillips. The movie is not just making news for its riveting storyline but is also being pegged as Hanks’ third shot at the Oscars for his portrayal of the real life Captain Richard Phillips. Based on the true incident of the hijacking of the Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates in 2009, this is yet another drama based on a true story featuring the actor who is self-admittedly fascinated by adaptations of real life happenings to the silver screen.

     

    Talking about the appeal non-fictional stories hold for him, the actor said, “I’m fascinated constantly by nonfiction entertainment. I’m the type of guy that reads the newspaper and sees a story that really happened and says, ‘Well, this is better than most movies.’” Commenting on his reasons to take up this movie, Hanks further added, “We’ve seen quite a few fictionalised versions of what can happen when bad guys try to take over a ship or a plane, but because this is a real event, it presents one of the biggest challenges a filmmaker can face, which is: what really happened and how do we make that so gripping that it warrants holding a place in commercial entertainment?”

     

    Directed by  Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips recounts the true-life ordeal of Richard Phillips, the captain of a US-flagged cargo ship, the MV Maersk Alabama, sailing with a 20-man crew and 17,000 metric tons of cargo that was bound for Kenya in April 2009 when it was abducted by four Somali pirates. The biopic is based on the memoirs of Captain Richard Phillips who was at the helm of the ship and was taken hostage by the pirates who fled the Maersk aboard one of the ship’s lifeboats.

    Captain Phillips releases in India on 18 October.