Battleship Alien Invasion Sci Fi Naval War film Universal Pictures

A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.

Title: Battleship American science fiction naval war film
Directed by: Peter Berg
Produced by: Peter Berg, Brian Goldner, Duncan Henderson, Bennett Schneir, Scott Stuber
Written by: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Based on Battleship by: Hasbro
Starring:  Taylor Kitsch,Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker
Music by: Steve Jablonsky
Cinematography: Tobias A. Schliessler
Editing by: Colby Parker Jr., Billy Rich, Paul Rubell
Studio: Battleship Delta Productions, Bluegrass Films, Film 44, Hasbro Studios, Ponysound
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release date(s)
April 3, 2012 (Tokyo, Premiere)
April 11, 2012 (United Kingdom)
May 18, 2012 (United States)
Running time: 131 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Cast overview
  • Taylor Kitsch ...Lieutenant Alex Hopper
  • Alexander Skarsgård ...Commander Stone Hopper
  • Rihanna ...Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
  • Brooklyn Decker ...Samantha Shane
  • Tadanobu Asano ...Captain Yugi Nagata
  • Hamish Linklater ...Cal Zapata
  • Liam Neeson ...Admiral Shane
  • Peter MacNicol ...Secretary of Defense
  • John Tui ...Chief Petty Officer Walter 'The Beast' Lynch
  • Jesse Plemons ...Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy 'Ordy' Ord
  • Gregory D. Gadson ...Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales
  • Jerry Ferrara ...Sampson JOOD Strodell
  • Adam Godley ...Dr. Nogrady
  • Rico McClinton ...Captain Browley
  • Joji Yoshida ...Chief Engineer Hiroki