When you start getting stills like these, you know that the summer movie season is around the corner. Universal Pictures has send some stills and the official poster for their upcoming release of "Battleship", which was inspired by the Hasbro game. It's the latest film from director Peter Berg (Hancock, Friday Night Lights) and stars Taylor Kitsch (John Carter), Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood), Rihanna, Asano Tadanobu and Liam Neeson (Taken). "Battleship" hits theaters on May 18th.

For more information on this film, you can visit the film's official website at: http://www.battleshipmovie.com

Plot Synopsis:

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 fiancée; Alexander Skarsgård 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.

Berg directs this epic action-adventure also produced by Scott Stuber (Couples Retreat), Sarah Aubrey (The Kingdom), Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro (the Transformers franchise), along with Duncan Henderson (Master and Commander) and Jeffrey Silver (300). The film is written by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber (Red).

The battle for Earth begins at sea.








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