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How did Tom Hanks prepare for the role of Captain Phillips?

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Tom Hanks endured a harrowing Second World War 'boot camp' for Saving Private Ryan; he rode in Nasa's zero-gravity 'vomit comet' in preparation for Apollo 13; and his role in Castaway required him to lose 50lbs though an extreme diet that, he recently revealed, may have given him Type 2 diabetes. read more

Among other things by visiting Phillips, and by spending time on a similar ship, watching what the captain and crew did. read more

Captain Phillips premiered on September 20, 2013, opening the 2013 New York Film Festival. The film was praised for its direction, screenplay, production values, cinematography, and the performances of Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. read more

Some believe that Hanks was robbed. The two-time Oscar winner clearly did well as the Captain. Some point to the last scene in the movie to prove how amazing Tom Hanks did in the movie. The whole movie had tremendous acting throughout, but this was clearly a Hanks masterpiece. The end however, is where the acting hits high level. read more

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