PETER BERG INTERVIEW – Director Peter Berg said he would like to do a sequel for Battleship, but knows it’s most likely not going to be possible, blaming everything on The Avengers. Battleship was released in May and has so far only grossed $63 million and $235 million internationally, but has not yet made a profit on its $209 million budget. Continue Reading
BATTLESHIP SYDNEY PREMIERE – After the world premiere in Tokyo, the Battleship cast (Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Taylor Kitsch) headed to Australia for a premiere in Sydney. After the screening, director Peter Berg and everyone jumped on a boat in the Sydney Harbor for a little after party. Continue Reading
BATTLESHIP MOVIE INTERVIEW TAYLOR KITSCH – Peter Berg, the director who gave us movies like Hancock, The Kingdom and Friday Night Lights, has a new summer blockbuster coming out called Battleship. Berg cast Taylor Kitsch, who was actually one of the stars of Peter’s TV show version of Friday Night Lights, as the lead actor in the movie. Continue Reading
BATTLESHIP ALIENS FEATURETTE (Video) – Battleship director Peter Berg along with the team at Industrial Light & Magic give us a closer look into the aliens of Battleship. Check out how the armor is made to create a realistic visual feel and how the aliens’ motions are captured on camera. Continue Reading
BATTLESHIP MOVIE CLIP (Video) – This clip might only be a minute and a half long, but in that small amount of time some major destruction happens. Continue Reading
BATTLESHIP WORLD PREMIERE (Video) - Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Taylor Kitsch, Gregory D. Gadson, Tadanobu Asano and director Peter Berg presented the World Premiere of Battleship in Tokyo. Peter Berg introduced the cast, who then entered the stage from behind two Mark 7 guns. Continue Reading
BATTLESHIP MOVIE PREMIERE (Video) – Tokyo played host to the world premiere of Universal’s Battleship. Stars Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard and their director Peter Berg wooed the crowds. Over 5,000 fans showed up to the Yoyogi National Gymnasium to see the movie. Continue Reading
We didn’t know until watching this Battleship featurette. Battleship director Peter Berg tells us what a Goldilocks Planet is and why we need to know before watching Battleship. Continue Reading
When filmmaker Peter Berg signed on to develop and to helm Battleship for Universal Pictures and Hasbro, he was conducting early research for another film about the U.S. Navy, a lifelong passion of his. Hasbro president and CEO Brian Goldner and top company movie executive Bennett Schneir were keen to partner with the director, who had not only brought spectacle to the juggernaut Hancock and action and drama to Friday Night Lights and The Kingdom, but also harbored a deep passion for all things nautical since boyhood. Goldner shares: “Pete has such a love for these ships, the history of the Navy and being out at sea. We knew it would come across on the big screen.” Continue Reading
