Battleship (2012) Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson - Movie Trailer, Pictures, Posters, News

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Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard and Brooklyn Decker star in the sci-fi adventure Battleship, inspired by Hasbro's classic naval combat game. See the movie trailer, photos and movie posters for Battleship below. The battle for earth begins at sea. A small fleet of naval ships are pitted against an alien force intent on enriching Earth's valuable assets to ensure their survival.

Release Date: May 18, 2012 (theaters and IMAX)
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Action, Adventure, War, Science Fiction, Adaptation
Director: Peter Berg
Screenwriter: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Official Website: BattleshipMovie.com
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgard, Hamish Linklater, Josh Pence, Asano Tadanobu
Running Time: 2 hrs. 11 min.
MPAA Rating: (PG-13) for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language.

Plot Summary

Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Based on 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 fiancée; Alexander Skarsgård 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.