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New international trailer for 'Battleship' is packed with action and aliens!

By Anthony Pearson Feb 21, 2012, 20:19 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

An explosive new international movie trailer for Hasbro and Universal's "Battleship" has hit online.

The action sci-fi, loosely based on the popular board game "Battleships," is set for release across the US and UK from May 18th.

The "Battleship" cast includes - Alexander Skarsgård, Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker, Josh Pence, Jesse Plemons, Peter MacNicol, Tadanobu Asano, Stephen Bishop and Hamish Linklater.

Watch the new international trailer for "Battleship" below;



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 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").