‘Battleship’ Trailer - Who Needs Character Development When You Have Explosions?
Taylor Kitsch’sJohn Cartermay not quite have been the blockbuster hit that he and Disney were hoping for, but the star will take a second stab at leading a major action franchise whenPeter Berg’sBattleshiphits this summer. Inspired by the Hasbro game, the film stars Kitsch,Alexander Skarsgard,Rihanna, andLiam Neesonas naval officers dealing with an otherwordly force that threatens to destroy our planet. The new trailer downplays the plotlines and character moments we glimpsed in earlier trailers, choosing instead to dive right in to expensive, explosiveTransformers-style action. Watch it after the jump.
Part of me still thinks the very idea of a Battleship-based movie is ridiculous, but I have to admit this doesn’t look bad. If you’re into this kind of mindless but splashy action flick — and I don’t mean that as a judgment; they can be fun —Battleshipseems to fit the bill as well as any other in the genre. Plus, I love the idea of a mini-Friday Night Lightsreunion, with Berg, Kitsch, andJesse Plemonsall on board.
Also starringBrooklyn DeckerandAsano Tadanobu,BattleshiphitsMay 18.
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.
