BATTLESHIP

Taylor Kitsch, coming off the “Ouch” of “John Carter”, stars as some Navy kid who must save the Earth when alien invaders show up and start getting all “Transformers”-y with their alien shenanigans. R&B singer Rihanna makes her acting debut on the film, which also co-stars honest to goodness actors like Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Josh Pence, Brooklyn Decker, Jesse Plemons, Peter MacNicol, and Tadanobu Asano.

Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Josh Pence, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Jesse Plemons, Peter MacNicol, Tadanobu Asano

Directed by: Peter Berg

Release Date: May 18, 2012

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 fiance; 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.