The famous quote "I'm the captain now" was not in the script. Muse, the pirate leader, improved the quote. The first scene in which the pirates and Tom Hanks came face to face was the first time the two met. The director wanted this to happen in order to capture the realistic encounter they had, which was very effective, creating the sense of fear Tom Hanks experienced to the audience.
All four Somali pirates had never been in a movie before. Even so, they were all taxi cab drivers in Minnesota. Also, all four of the pirates were best friends before the movie. Barkhad, also known as Muse, was born in Somali. With this being said, the social and political issues shown in the movie were similar to the obstacles Muse experienced in his childhood.
