A NEW action-packed trailer has arrived for Battleship – and it will definitely be appreciated by those waiting impatiently for Transformers 4.
Hasbro, the toymaker whose Battleship naval board game is the basis for the upcoming movie, has already seen its Transformers action figures become money-making machines at the box office.
And it evidently thinks: Why change a winning formula?
The alien-invasion action film, directed by Peter Berg and released in UK cinemas on April 11, stars Liam Neeson, Rihanna, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker and Alexander Skarsgard.
The new trailer unleashes a barrage of human and alien firepower with explosions and devastation – on land as well at sea – as mankind faces what’s called a ‘global extinction event.’ It’s difficult not to see the Transformers vibe, especially when the footage shows city buildings being destroyed.
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Taylor Kitsch, who plays Lt Alex Hopper, is well aware of such comparisons, telling Screenrant: “I understand the concept of it being that. But I think we are truly our own ordeal. I think you will get (director) Pete Berg’s, as well as my own, flavour in there. We’re very collaborative, and we co-wrote a lot of those scenes. And it has that feel of a Pete Berg movie, which is so fun.
“But he definitely doesn’t forget about character. And that guy can tell stories just as good as anyone else. And his humour, our humour, it’s quite twisted, which is great.”
It’s clearly aiming to be popcorn entertainment for the summer blockbuster season and Kitsch urges people to think of it in those terms: “It’s gonna be a fun ride. I think people just want to be so critical. Just enjoy the f***ing thing. Go and have an open mind with it. With anything you go to. It’s a summer fun movie that I guarantee will be entertaining start to finish. That’s all I can say about it. Enjoy it.”
Synopsis:
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 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 Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone’s superior (and Sam’s father), Admiral Shane.
Also producing are Scott Stuber (Couples Retreat), Sarah Aubrey (The Kingdom), Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro, along with Duncan Henderson (Master and Commander) and Jeffrey Silver (300). The film is written by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber (Red).
The battle for Earth begins at sea.
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