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Watch the Super Bowl TV spot for Hasbro's 'Battleship'

By Anthony Pearson Feb 6, 2012, 0:40 GMT

The feature film version of Hasbro\'s naval combat board game which takes place across the seas, over the skies and land in a battle for planet survival. The movie is directed by Peter Berg, best known for his movies "Hancock," "The Kingdom," "Welcome to the Jungle" and "Friday Night Lights." ...more

We have added the new TV traile Universal Pictures and Hasbro's upcoming sci-fi epic, "Battleship." The film is loosely based on the popular board game, "Battleships."

Directed by Peter Berg (Hancock) the film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker, Josh Pence, Jesse Plemons, Peter MacNicol, Tadanobu Asano, Stephen Bishop and Hamish Linklater.

Watch the Super Bowl TV spot for "Battleship" below;



"Battleship" is released across the US and UK from May 18th, 2012.

eter 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 Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam, a physical therapist and Hopper's fiancée; Alexander Skarsgård as Hopper's older brother, Commanding Officer Stone of the USS Samson; Rihanna as Lt. 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. v Berg directs this epic action-adventure also produced by Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro (the "Transformers" franchise), along with Scott Stuber ("Couples Retreat"), Sarah Aubrey ("The Kingdom") and Duncan Henderson ("Master and Commander").