Catherine Keener

According to Variety, Paul Greengrass is directing from a Billy Ray script. Scott Rudin, Michael DeLuca, Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti are producing. Tom Hanks will play Phillips, whose Maersk Alabama was captured by Somali pirates in spring 2009.  

Catherine Keener ( Being John Malkovich , The 40-Year-Old Virgin ) has been cast as the wife of Captain Phillips , starring opposite Tom Hanks in the true tale of the man taken hostage by Somali pirates. Captain Richard Phillips captained the MV Maersk Alabama which, in April of 2009, was hijacked by Somali pirates. Phillips bravely offered himself as a hostage to protect his crew and spent three days a prisoner before being rescued by a...  

A few days ago I reported on a story that two former female leads from Charlie Kaufman movies would both be working with the writer again, this time on his next directorial effort Frank or Francis. It turns out that was only half right. While Catherine Keener does appear to be attached to the film, buried in a report about Paul Reubens joining the cast is confirmation from THR that Kate Winslet has not. That’s a pretty big blow to my...  

Frank Or Francis—Charlie Kaufman’s musical meditation on filmmaking, fame, and that most important facet of modern society, what some asshole said on the Internet—has added Kate Winslet and Catherine Keener to its ensemble, according to Vulture. It’s a Kaufman reunion for both, with each actress scoring an Oscar nomination for her role in Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich, respectively, meaning they kinda owe him...  

In her long career as an actress you're always thrilled to see in this or that supporting role, Catherine Keener has made a lot out of what might seem like stock wife or friend roles. In movies like Capote or Cyrus or The Soloist, you look ...  

Catherine Keener makes anything she stars in better, and even an A-list star like Tom Hanks can benefit by having her hang off his arm. The indie darling has joined Paul Greengrass' thriller "Captain Phillips." Penned by Billy Ray (”Shattered Glass,” “Breach”), this based-on-a-true-story tale will bring to the big screen the adventures of Captain Richard Phillips, who made worldwide headlines back in 2009 when he gave himself up to Somali...  

Since his 2008 debut Synecdoche, New York, writer/director Charlie Kaufman hasn't gone behind the camera again, but now the filmmaker will be in the director's chair very soon with the musical comedy Frank or Francis gearing up for production. Steve Carell, Jack Black, Nicolas Cage and Kevin Kline are already signed on for the story about a director (Carell) who becomes obsessed with the message board commenter (Black) disparaging his movies...  

Charlie Kaufman writes screenplays that are tricky and intricate, and they attract great actors who like to work with material that is both fun and challenging. Kaufman is planning to direct his second film, Frank or Francis, which he also wrote, and the movie has already lined up [1] Steve Carell, Jack Black, Nicolas Cage, and Kevin Kline to play of roles that are characteristically Kaufman, which is to say: earnest and familiar but also...  

Keener is closing a deal to play Andrea Phillips, who remained strong throughout the hostage ordeal. Scott Rudin, Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti and Kevin Spacey are onboard to produce the Billy Ray-scripted pic, which Elizabeth Cantillon will oversee for Sony.  

Scott Rudin, Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti and Kevin Spacey are on board to produce the Billy Ray-scripted pic, which will be overseen by Sony's Elizabeth Cantillon. All four producers previously worked with the studio on "The Social Network." Keener is ...  

EXCLUSIVE: Will play Hanks' wife in Sony's true-life rescue story  

The actress will portray the wife of Tom Hanks' title character in this Paul Greengrass drama. [...]  

Just when we were wondering if production on Charlie Kaufman's ambitious, zany, satiric musical "Frank Or Francis" might have hit the skids, the project has received some new life, adding two of our favorite actresses to the cast.  Vulture reports that Kate Winslet (coming off Emmy and Golden Globes wins for her excellent turn in "Mildred Pierce") and Kaufman regular Catherine Keener ("Synechdoche, New York," "Adaptation," "Being John...  

But her gig as the emotionally erratic Clementine in the 2004 fantastical romantic comedy/drama, written by the genius Charlie Kaufman, certainly plays a role in the public's lasting adoration of the actress. Catherine Keener is another actress whose ...  

Kaufman has already enlisted Steve Carell, Jack Black, Nicolas Cage and Kevin Kline to feature in the film ... Winslet recently starred in Roman Polanski's adaptation of Yasmina Reza's play "Carnage," while Keener, perhaps best known for ...