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'Friday Night Lights' star Taylor Kitsch plays 'Battleship'
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We remember playing the MIlton Bradley game Battleship when we were kids, and we're pretty sure it didn't involve anyone who looked like Taylor Kitsch hanging around. Kitsch, who is currently filming "John Carter of Mars" in the title role, just became he first actor signed on to "Battleship," based on that old board game, according to The Hollywood Reporter."The Hurt Locker" star Jeremy Renner was also in the running for Kitsch's role, a "wildly spirited" naval commander named Alex Hopper. The film marks a reunion for Kitsch and "Friday Night Lights" executive producer Peter Berg.
In the movie, five battleships (just like in the game) are separated from the main fleet and forced to face an alien invasion on their own. Like "John Carter of Mars," it's expected to be released to theaters in 2012. Berg confirmed that at some point in the movie, a character will exclaim, "You sank my battleship!"
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So Peter Berg, the atrocious director of the super-bomb Friday Night Lights is going to make another bad movie.
And Hollywood wonders why it is losing market share (in spite of inflating its box-office numbers to look good).
Peter Berg is an excellent director. I loved both the Friday Night Lights movie and the tv show is awesome!
Yay. . .For Taylor. I'm glad for him and Pete. Gonna miss him when he leaves Friday Night Lights. I adore Friday Night Lights the movie and the show. So, much emotion. A classic coming of age story. Full of brilliant dialogue. Scatter with heartfelt moments and witty humor. The only show I have ever watched that could make me laugh and cry all in the same episode.
"first actor signed on to "Battleship," based on that old board game,"
That is the craziest thing I have ever heard. Can't wait for the oscar contender 'Candy Land' also will 'Chutes and Ladders' avoid the 'R' rating
Good.. I like seeing more of Taylor. He is this coffee table book I have called About Face.. Soo yummy!!