Columbia to develop real-life pirate tale

True stories sometimes make great movie plots, and the latest real-life story to hit the big screen is captain Richard Phillips' recent capture by four Somali pirates. According to Variety, Columbia Pictures has bought Phillips' life rights and will probably use his upcoming memoir as a basis for the project, which Michael DeLuca, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti and Scott Rudin will produce.

Unless you lead a completely reculsive life with no connection to the outside world, TV or the Web, you've certainly heard about Richard Phillips, who surrendered to pirates after his ship was hijacked back in April. After an escape attempt went wrong, Navy SEALS killed three pirates and successfully rescued Phillips. Quite an intriguing true story indeed, and if handled the right way, it could make for an intense flick.