Battleship
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- Release Date
- April 11, 2012
- Director
- Peter Berg
- Cast
- Taylor Kitsch , Alexander Skarsgard , Rihanna , Brooklyn Decker , Tadanobu Asano , Hamish Linklater
- Runtime
- 131
- Main Genre
- Action
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Writers
- Erich Hoeber , Jon Hoeber
- Tagline
- The battle for Earth begins at sea.
- Website
- http://www.battleshipmovie.com
Summary
Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic-scaled action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Inspired by Hasbro's classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and Hopper's fiancee; Alexander Skarsgard as Hopper's older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of the USS Sampson; Rihanna as Petty Officer Raikes, Hopper's crewmate and a weapons specialist on the USS John Paul Jones; and international superstar Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone's superior (and Sam's father), Admiral Shane.
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