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REPORT Captain Phillips’ Barkhad Abdi is broke now that $65K salary is depleted

ByEmily

More than two years after he was paid $65,000 for his Oscar-nominated role in Captain Phillips, actor Barkhad Abdi is reportedly out of money. A new feature story said the actor depended on studio loans and goodwill to get through award season.

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Is the actor who played head pirate Muse in Captain Phillips from Somalia?

ByStarcasm Staff

Captain Phillips is a really good movie, and the last scene was absolutely phenomenal acting on the part of Tom Hanks, but for most of the movie you could argue that he was upstaged by Barkhad Abdi, who played Muse, the head Somali pirate. Is Barkhad Abdi from Somalia?

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What’s the true story behind the Captain Phillips movie?

ByStarcasm Staff

Captain Phillips, opening in U.S. theaters Friday, is sure to give Tom Hanks an Oscar nod, and sets up the real Captain Richard Phillips’s enduring legacy as a hero, but some of the crew members are not too happy about Captain Phillips’ portrayal as a hero. Is the film a somewhat accurate portrayal of what happened with the cargo ship Maersk Alabama got hijacked by Somali pirates off the coast of Africa, or is the Hollywood facade too sparkly?