Check out the official trailer 2 for Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener and Max Martini, right here on Fan Reviews. br br Release Date: October 11, 2013 br br Captain Phillips is an upcoming film directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks. The film is a biopic of Captain Richard Phillips who was taken hostage by Somali Pirates during the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009. It is scheduled to be released on October 11, 2013.