Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips: A Decent Boston Accent?
The big-time Hollywood actor is playing Captain Richard Phillips in the upcoming film based on the Maersk Alabama hijacking by Somali pirates in 2009.
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Well, well. Looks like Tom Hanks is taking another swing at playing a Boston local in his upcoming film Captain Phillips, due out this fall. The movie, based on the true story of the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009, follows Captain Richard Phillips (Hanks) and his crew as they are attacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
Real life Captain Phillips is a real life Bostonian. According to
