Yet, another test for Taylor Kitsch to prove to Hollywood that he can actually carry a movie. So far the actor hasn't been impressive showing a limited range that only the New York Yankees' 37-year-old shortstop Derek Jeter could appreciate. And if he can't turn around his trend of being apart of under-performing films like
John Carter and
Wolverine: Origins than he can expect to be tossed aside like Josh Hartnett.
Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic-scaled action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Inspired by Hasbro's classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and Hopper's fiancee; Alexander Skarsgard as Hopper's older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of the USS Sampson; Rihanna as Petty Officer 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.