FRANKENMUTH, MI — The real-life captain whose high-seas ordeal became a Hollywood blockbuster is coming to Frankenmuth. Richard Phillips, the former cargo ship captain who was held hostage by Somali ...

FRANKENMUTH — Captain Richard Phillips whose high-seas hostage ordeal inspired a Hollywood film will share his story in Frankenmuth this spring. Phillips, former captain of the MV Maersk Alabama, will ...

For all the love his fictional characters have received, Tom Hanks has spent much of his career playing real American heroes, whether it be the courageous Captain Sully Sullenberger in Sully or the ...

While Captain Phillips hit Netflix on July 1, 2025, this isn’t the first time the biographical drama has come to the streaming service. Captain Phillips first debuted on Netflix nine years after its ...