Tom Hanks Gets Taken Hostage by Somali Pirates
Tom Hanks is getting cast away again — but this time, by pirates. The Hollywood star has signed on to play Captain Richard Phillips, the real-life cargo ship leader and hero who offered himself up as a hostage to Somali pirates to protect his crew in 2009. After three days, he was saved by Navy SEALs and went on to write a book about the frightening ordeal titled A Captain's Story: Somali Read more








