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Tom Hanks went 'bug-eyed' with terror filming intense Captain Phillips scene: 'Holding real guns in our faces'

Tom Hanks says he shot 'the most truly scary, intense' scene of his career for 'Captain Phillips.' in which 'four of the scariest human beings I have ever met' held 'real guns in our faces.'

cargo ship Maersk Alabama by four Somali pirates, Hanks had to shoot what he now calls "the most truly scary, intense, real-life scene" of his career, he recounted on the Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend podcast. Tom Hanks and Faysal Ahmed in 'Captain Phillips'.Jasin Boland/Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection "This initial scene went on for about 20 minutes, because Paul does this thing where he has secondary and third cameras that don't start shooting until later on," he explained. Captain Phillips was a huge box office success when it was released in 2013, and it picked up six Academy Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture of the Year and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Abdi.

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