Battleship (2012)

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Synopsis

In Summer 2012, the battle for Earth begins at sea.

Peter Berg (Hancock, The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights) directs and produces Battleship, an epic-scale action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.

Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lieutenant Alex Hopper, a naval weapons officer assigned to USS John Paul Jones; Alexander Skarsgård as Hopper’s older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of USS Sampson; global music superstar Rihanna, making her motion-picture debut as Petty Officer Second Class Cora Raikes, Hopper’s crewmate and a weapons specialist on USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, Hopper’s fiancée and a physical therapist specializing in the rehabilitation of military combat veterans; Tadanobu Asano, as Captain Yugi Nagata, Commanding Officer of the Japanese destroyer Myoko and Hopper’s archrival; and Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone’s superior (and Sam’s father), Admiral Shane, Commander of the Pacific Fleet.
Credits
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Release Date:  May 18, 2012
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano and Liam Neeson
Directed by: Peter Berg
Produced by: Brian Goldner, Scott Stuber, Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Duncan Henderson, and Bennett Schneir
Written by: Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber
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So, Why Didn't You See Battleship This Weekend?

So, Why Didn't You See Battleship This Weekend?

Battleship is doing surprisingly well overseas, though, having made $215 million internationally, so it might not wind up being as big as money-loser as John Carter. But still, there's an air of mystery around this historically bad flop. What went so wrong here?...
by Katey Rich | published: 2012-05-21 12:25:09comments
Weekend Box Office: Trifecta Avengers Sunk Your Battleship

Weekend Box Office: Trifecta Avengers Sunk Your Battleship

For a third weekend in a row The Avengers held an easy first place lead, this week adding an additional $55 million to its $457 million total US sales. Now the number six all-time money maker in the US, it's set to possibly climb all the way to third place on that list, behind only Titanic and The Dark Knight....
by Scott Gwin | published: 2012-05-20 16:45:15comments
Battleship Performs Even Worse Than Expected, Makes $9 Million On Friday

Battleship Performs Even Worse Than Expected, Makes $9 Million On Friday

With Friday numbers in, it's clear that The Avengers is really the only thing anybody wants to see right now. According to estimates at Deadline it made $15 million Friday, putting it on pace for $54 million for the weekend-- a hearty $4 million more than predicted. Battleship, meanwhile, made $9 million, now on pace for a $25 million weekend...
by Katey Rich | published: 2012-05-19 13:32:23comments
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5 Movies Battleship Shamelessly Copies

Something about Battleship still feels, overly familiar, as if we’ve seen a handful of these scenes before. The whole movie feels like Roland Emmerich’s sperm and Michael Bay’s sperm fertilized an egg Tony Scott cryogenically froze back in 1986, producing a “baby” with qualities of all of its “birth” fathers. ...
by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-05-18 15:13:23comments
Great Debate: Can Battleship Make Taylor Kitsch A Movie Star?

Great Debate: Can Battleship Make Taylor Kitsch A Movie Star?

In Battleship he has the chance to redeem himself, and some people-- well, at least Katey-- think he shows that spark of star potential after all. Kristy, on the other hand, remembers him fondly as Tim Riggins on Friday Night Lights, and didn't see anything to like at all about what he does in Battleship...
by Katey Rich and Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-05-18 12:09:29comments
Operation Kino #63: The Dumb Glory Of Battleship And The Death Of Modern Satire

Operation Kino #63: The Dumb Glory Of Battleship And The Death Of Modern Satire

This week on Operation Kino, we're firing a missile at B-6 and taking out your destroyer, as we review the biggest board game adaptation of all time, Battleship. From there we get into a discussion inspired by The Dictator, about modern satire and whether or not anybody is trying to make them anymore...
by Operation Kino | published: 2012-05-18 11:38:33comments
The Avengers Set To Sink Battleship At Weekend Box Office

The Avengers Set To Sink Battleship At Weekend Box Office

Last weekend it was clear that Dark Shadows would be fed into the woodchipper that was The Avengers, completely lost in the continuing hype of the year's biggest movie. When The Avengers made $103 million last weekend and Dark Shadows made $29 million, it didn't even seem like a fair fight...
by Katey Rich | published: 2012-05-18 08:35:35comments
This Rotten Week: Predicting Battleship, The Dictator And More Reviews

This Rotten Week: Predicting Battleship, The Dictator And More Reviews

Happy Mother’s Day! This one goes out to my baby momma, Mrs. Rotten Week. She’s definitely in the top 45 of moms I know. Ehh, on second thought, let’s just be safe and call it top 50. Love you baby!...
by Doug Norrie | published: 2012-05-13 08:04:46comments
Battleship Clip Has Taylor Kitsch Sidling Up To Brooklyn Decker

Battleship Clip Has Taylor Kitsch Sidling Up To Brooklyn Decker

Given that other trailers have shown Taylor Kitsch's character Alex Hopper in a relationship with Decker's Samantha, it's clear this clip comes early in the film, with Alex celebrating his birthday with his more strait-laced brother Stone (Alexander Skarsgard) and wasting a birthday wish on the almost inconceivably beautiful woman who just stepped up to the bar...
by Katey Rich | published: 2012-04-18 13:16:10comments
Battleship Headed To Select International IMAX Theaters This Month

Battleship Headed To Select International IMAX Theaters This Month

Some movies are really meant to be seen on the big screen, and based on the trailers, the Peter Berg directed action film Battleship seems like a prime example of that. While the film isn’t set to hit theaters in the U.S. until next month, some will have the chance to see the movie on an even bigger screen before then. ...
by Kelly West | published: 2012-04-03 09:55:53comments
New Battleship Feature Explains Plot, Promises 'Extinction-Level' Threat

New Battleship Feature Explains Plot, Promises 'Extinction-Level' Threat

The clip features insights from Berg and his cast, including Taylor Kitsch (John Carter), and singing sensation Rihanna. They claim that the stakes are “extremely high” once the alien invasion begins, that humanity is facing “an extinction-level” event....
by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-03-30 09:33:14comments
New Battleship Trailer Bombards You With Explosions And Even More Alien Robots

New Battleship Trailer Bombards You With Explosions And Even More Alien Robots

Nonstop explosions sell action movies, especially expensive ones like this, and the poorly punctuated title card "From Hasbro The Company That Brought You Transformers" really tells you everything you need to know about the goals of Battleship. I may be the only person who goes into this movie hoping for something a little more, but dammit, that's what I want, and I wish I could see even a glimpse of that in this trailer...
by Katey Rich | published: 2012-03-13 10:46:14comments
Battleship Character Banners Boast Some Serious Firepower

Battleship Character Banners Boast Some Serious Firepower

It seems Battleship may be the only survivor of Universal's ill-fated Hasbro deal. Based on the board game made famous by the commercial bon mot "You sunk my battleship," this action-packed drama revealed to be about far more than nautical warfare when its trailer dropped, revealing an intense extraterrestrial enemy. Now, preparing for the film's fast-approaching release in Italy, the latest character banners focus on big guns, hot guys, and unearthly alien missiles...
by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-03-02 07:49:24comments
Rihanna Wields Multiple Massive Guns In New Battleship Images

Rihanna Wields Multiple Massive Guns In New Battleship Images

Given the fact that Rihanna is brandishing a different weapon in almost every picture, it’s safe to guess that she’ll be heavily involved in Berg’s action once the alien technology begins to hit he fan. And while Battleship claims to be based on the classic Hasbro board game, this summer blockbuster absolutely has more in common with Michael Bay’s robot franchise than it does with the red and white pegs of the old-school game....
by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-02-21 12:15:29comments
Universal Paid Millions To Not Make Hasbro's Board Game Movies

Universal Paid Millions To Not Make Hasbro's Board Game Movies

It's been hard not to notice in recent weeks that Universal has been quickly shedding every single movie it's developing that is based on a toy or board game. It's been not even four years since the studio struck a deal with toy manufacturer Hasbro to make a whole slate of movies based on their properties...
by Katey Rich | published: 2012-02-07 14:31:59comments
Battleship Super Bowl Trailer Really, Really Wants To Pretend It's Transformers

Battleship Super Bowl Trailer Really, Really Wants To Pretend It's Transformers

If you were upset there's no new Transformers movie coming this summer, Universal is trying to reassure you by making their own blockbuster Battleship look as much like a Transformers movie as humanly possible...
by Katey Rich | published: 2012-02-05 17:19:26comments
Battleship Super Bowl Teaser Arrives Online

Battleship Super Bowl Teaser Arrives Online

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by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-02-03 13:29:29comments
Japanese Battleship Trailer Reveals More Alien Ocean Warfare

Japanese Battleship Trailer Reveals More Alien Ocean Warfare

How do you say "I sunk your battleship" in Japanese? It probably won't matter, since from the looks of it Peter Berg's movie based on the classic board game won't be using the tagline famous from all the commercials we remember seeing as a kid...
by Katey Rich | published: 2011-12-25 13:04:48comments
New Battleship Trailer: It's Even More Like Transformers Than You Thought

New Battleship Trailer: It's Even More Like Transformers Than You Thought

Everything from that opening text-- "From Hasbro, the company that brought you Transformers"-- to the metallic booming effects to the little ball alien that throws out a tentacle and rips through a plane feels so, so much like a Transformers movie. Then there's Brooklyn Decker as your random hottie...
by Katey Rich | published: 2011-12-09 12:08:21comments
Go Behind The Scenes Of Peter Berg's Battleship

Go Behind The Scenes Of Peter Berg's Battleship

My favorite part of this video? When the announcer says that Rihanna is unrecognizable because she has some fake tattoos on her arm. Oh, and when the guys asks the main action stars in the movie if they get beat up. Oh, and how they didn't get Liam Neeson, probably because he has too much self respect to be on such a moronic program....
by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2011-09-02 22:10:02comments
Rihanna Looks Confused With A Gun In New Battleship Image

Rihanna Looks Confused With A Gun In New Battleship Image

A couple weeks ago, we got our very first look at Peter Berg’s Battleship, >a trailer which boasted aliens, a “game board” shot, and weaponry that, you guessed it, looked like pegs from the classic HASBRO board game. After all this, if you didn’t facepalm yourself into a concussion you’re a far more tolerant man than I. ...
by Will LeBlanc | published: 2011-08-08 05:56:58comments
First Trailer For Peter Berg's Battleship Reveals Sailors & Aliens

First Trailer For Peter Berg's Battleship Reveals Sailors & Aliens

Starring Taylor Kitsch as a Navy man who just wants to marry Brooklyn Decker but can't get the approval of fellow Navy man Liam Neeson-- jeez, that guy is good at playing hard-ass dads-- the action really kicks off when the Naval fleet sees a mysterious force out in the water and it turns out to be… aliens...
by Katey Rich | published: 2011-07-27 09:50:07comments
First Look At The New Three Stooges, Plus Battleship And Hunger Games Promo Art

First Look At The New Three Stooges, Plus Battleship And Hunger Games Promo Art

A lot of them are just early mockups of titles against a simple background, or in the case of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter just the title from the original book, but the Three Stooges banner shows off the first look at Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos and and Will Sasso...
by Katey Rich | published: 2011-06-14 15:23:39comments
Peter Berg Making His Own Navy SEAL Afghanistan Drama, Lone Survivor

Peter Berg Making His Own Navy SEAL Afghanistan Drama, Lone Survivor

Luttrell was one of four SEAL team members captured by the Taliban on a mission to kill a terrorist leader; as Berg explained to Deadline, "The mission was similar to the assassination mission that got bin Laden, but things got complicated when they ran into three kids and an old man"...
by Katey Rich | published: 2011-05-18 07:16:18comments
Battleship Shot Several Alternate Endings, Going In For Reshoots

Battleship Shot Several Alternate Endings, Going In For Reshoots

I've been learning, as have a lot of other people who follow the movie industry I think, not to automatically see reshoots as a sign of disaster. They can happen for all kinds of reasons...
by Katey Rich | published: 2011-01-12 07:54:30comments
Liam Neeson Joins The Cast Of Battleship

Liam Neeson Joins The Cast Of Battleship

Liam Neeson used to make movies like Schindler's List, Nell and Michael Collins. He's an Oscar nominated actor who made his name in heavy dramas. Apparently he ...
by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-09-07 14:01:52comments
Supermodel Brooklyn Decker Joins Rihanna In The Battleship Cast

Supermodel Brooklyn Decker Joins Rihanna In The Battleship Cast

Friday Night Lights star Taylor Kitsch and True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard are leading the cast of Peter Berg's Battleship movie, but apparently that's enough "real" actors for one film...
by Katey Rich | published: 2010-08-17 14:23:27comments
Universal Almost Canceled The Battleship Movie, And It Will Cost $200 Million

Universal Almost Canceled The Battleship Movie, And It Will Cost $200 Million

As the first of the "board game movies" to actually get going Battleship obvious faces a fair amount of backlash, but no more than Michael Bay did when he started with the Transformers movies...
by Katey Rich | published: 2010-08-13 10:43:06comments
Rihanna Will Play The Female Lead In Peter Berg's Battleship

Rihanna Will Play The Female Lead In Peter Berg's Battleship

She'll be acting opposite Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgard, who play two naval officer brothers wrapped up in a battleship fight against invading aliens. Rihanna's role isn't specified...
by Katey Rich | published: 2010-07-27 08:30:16comments
True Blood's Skarsgard Boards Peter Berg's Battleship

True Blood's Skarsgard Boards Peter Berg's Battleship

True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard has been cast in Peter Berg’s Battleship, based on the board game of the same name. Skarsgard will play a naval officer who's the idolized, by-the-book brother...
by Jonathan Elliott | published: 2010-06-18 11:13:21comments
You Sunk My Tom Arnold!

You Sunk My Tom Arnold!

Taking time out of his surely busy (read: empty) schedule to further harp on the idea of a True Lies 2, Arnold angrily replied to a thread called "9 Hyped Film Projects That Are Never Gonna Happen" that likens him to...
by Will LeBlanc | published: 2010-04-09 06:37:07comments
Gambit Will Fight Aliens In Battleship

Gambit Will Fight Aliens In Battleship

He was one of the better things about X-Men Origins: Wolverine and next year you’ll see him as the lead in John Carter of Mars. Now he’s been cast in Battleship and Taylor Kitsch seems well on his way to being the next Sam Worthington...
by Josh Tyler | published: 2010-04-08 01:27:42comments
Two Dimensions Is Plenty For Battleship

Two Dimensions Is Plenty For Battleship

In a shocking bit of movie news, Brian Goldner, CEO of Hasbro toy company, has announced to MTV that their film based on the tabletop classic Battleship won’t have big red and white pegs protruding from the screen...
by Will LeBlanc | published: 2010-02-23 18:40:28comments
Jeremy Renner May Star In Peter Berg's Battleship

Jeremy Renner May Star In Peter Berg's Battleship

The only thing standing between Renner and Battleship is another unnamed project, which has brought Renner in for five meetings, but will have the same summer shooting schedule as Berg's film...
by Katey Rich | published: 2010-02-17 14:22:12comments
Battleship To Go Intergalactic

Battleship To Go Intergalactic

When Battleship, the film project based on the classic Hasbro/Milton Bradley game, was first announced in May it didn't seem like that bad an idea. It had a more than capable director attached (Peter Berg) and would be about naval warfare...
by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2009-11-09 11:53:13comments
Peter Berg Officially Sinking Your Battleship

Peter Berg Officially Sinking Your Battleship

So remember all that talk a few days ago about Berg making plans for Hancock 2? You can throw that out now. After Battleship he'll also be working with Universal for Lone Survivor...
by Katey Rich | published: 2009-09-14 22:23:44comments
Peter Berg Plans To Sink Your Battleship

Peter Berg Plans To Sink Your Battleship

Hasbro wasn't fooling around when they decided to turn as many of their toys as possible into movies. Stretch Armstrong, Candyland, G.I.. Joe and of course Transformers are all on their way to theaters, and now, well, Hasbro is sinking your box office Battleship...
by Katey Rich | published: 2009-05-18 08:03:15comments
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