Aliens to be the Opponents in Peter Berg's 'Battleship' Movie?
If true, we'll admit, we didn't see this one coming
By Robert Falconer | Saturday, November 7, 2009
We're not quite sure if we like this idea or not (it falls under the intriguing yet silly categories simultaneously), but according to Latino Review, the antagonists in director Peter Berg's new Battleship movie will be aliens.Yep, that's right, they're apparently from outer space, if Latino's report is correct. "ET, you sank my battleship!"
Not much else is known about the Peter Berg-helmed project, other than the director's own description for the film, which he laid out as "a contemporary story of an international five-ship fleet engaged in a very dynamic, violent and intense battle."
Berg is something of a student of naval history, so we have to confess that this intrigues us somewhat...though battling aliens is a tricky business that will have to be handled deftly, otherwise it could descend into camp and just feel like a big budget episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Please Mr. Berg...no lobster men from outer space.
Universal and Hasbro's Battleship will begin lensing next Spring with an eye towards an August 5, 2011 theatrical release date.
Meanwhile, what are your thoughts about this idea (as if we need to ask)...?
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Don't deep-six this project it could float.
Posted by Keika on November 8th, 2:03pm
Well, if you are a USO (Submerged) alien living at the bottom of the crystal clear ocean, looking up at night you would see alien ships cruising along just like UFOs appear to us. How would the alien react? Curious or combative? I was sailing the Pacific Ocean alone once in the dead of darkness when the waters below me lifted slightly as an Ohio Class, 560 foot long SSBN nuclear submarine roared along at 15 knots, 200 feet below my hull. I could see navigation lights on her bow, stern and conning tower. I nearly died, I was so frightened. I knew it was a submarine, but in the Twilight Zone of conscious fear, I couldn't convince myself completely that it really wasn't a USO. Had it happened in daylight, I would never have noticed it. So seeing anything unidentifiable below a ship at night is cause for hair-raising panic in a story that studies the reaction of men and crew.
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