Liam Neeson Nabs Role in Universal's 'Battleship'
Liam Neeson Nabs Role in Universal's 'Battleship'By Gregg Kilday
September 8, 2010
Liam Neeson is suiting up to play Admiral Shane in Universal's
"Battleship."
Based on the Hasbro board game, the feature, which Peter Berg is directing, centers around a battle on land, sea and the sky between earth's forces and attacking aliens. Neeson joins a cast that includes Taylor Kitsch, who plays a Naval officer and the admiral's future son-in-law; Brooklyn Decker, as the admiral's daughter; Alexander Skarsgard as a commanding officer and the older brother to Kitsch's character; and Rihanna as a weapons analyst on the USS John Paul Jones. Set for release on May 18, 2012, "Battleship" is being produced by Scott Stuber through his Universal-based Stuber Pictures; Sarah Aubrey and Peter Berg for Film 44; Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro and Duncan Henderson. Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber wrote the screenplay, which has revisions by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. Jeffrey Kirschenbaum and Anikah McLaren are overseeing for the studio. Neeson, repped by CAA, will next be seen in "The Next Three Days" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." (The actor is also in negotiations to reunite with "The A-Team" director Joe Carnahan for survival drama "The Grey.") – The Hollywood Reporter Liam Neeson Nabs Role in Universal's 'Battleship'By Gregg Kilday
September 8, 2010
Liam Neeson is suiting up to play Admiral Shane in Universal's "Battleship."
Based on the Hasbro board game, the feature, which Peter Berg is directing, centers around a battle on land, sea and the sky between earth's forces and attacking aliens. Neeson joins a cast that includes Taylor Kitsch, who plays a Naval officer and the admiral's future son-in-law; Brooklyn Decker, as the admiral's daughter; Alexander Skarsgard as a commanding officer and the older brother to Kitsch's character; and Rihanna as a weapons analyst on the USS John Paul Jones. Set for release on May 18, 2012, "Battleship" is being produced by Scott Stuber through his Universal-based Stuber Pictures; Sarah Aubrey and Peter Berg for Film 44; Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro and Duncan Henderson. Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber wrote the screenplay, which has revisions by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. Jeffrey Kirschenbaum and Anikah McLaren are overseeing for the studio. Neeson, repped by CAA, will next be seen in "The Next Three Days" and "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." (The actor is also in negotiations to reunite with "The A-Team" director Joe Carnahan for survival drama "The Grey.") – The Hollywood Reporter |
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