`` Captain Phillips , '' starring Tom Hanks , opens Friday . Hanks said earlier this month . It is based on the 2009 attempted hijacking of the Maersk Alabama . The film was directed by Paul Greengrass and written by Aaron Sorkin ( who also wrote the screenplay for " Zero Dark Thirty ). The crew 's lawsuit against Maersk is scheduled for trial in December .
`` Captain Phillips , '' starring Tom Hanks , opens Friday . It is based on the 2009 attempted hijacking of the Maersk Alabama . The film was directed by Paul Greengrass and written by Aaron Sorkin ( who also wrote the screenplay for " Zero Dark Thirty ). The crew 's lawsuit against Maersk is scheduled for trial in December .