Peter Berg Wants To Sink Your ‘Battleship’

Posted by Rob Hunter (rob@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 18, 2009

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This is just stupid.

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Peter Berg may be signing on to direct a big screen adaptation of the classic Hasbro board game Battleship. Jon and Eric Hoeber are writing the script for the “epic naval action adventure” but I honestly don’t see the point. An action movie filled with large-scale battles could be quite cool, but what exactly is the Battleship connection? Aside from the iconic line from the commercials (”You sunk my battleship mother-fucker!”) there’s absolutely nothing identifiable to the game that could go into a film. No plot, no characters… there’s nothing at all.

Berg gets flack for his films but I count myself as a fan thanks in large part to the action and intensity of The Kingdom as well as the action and humor of The Rundown. I don’t doubt that Berg can make an exciting naval adventure, but again, I just don’t see the point of paying for and marketing it as related to the game.

/Film is also speculating as to potential casting for the film… it seems Twilight star Robert Pattinson was seen leaving Berg’s house last week. Could they have been playing a late night game of Battleship together?

What do you think about a Battleship movie?

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daviedave47

Well..being in the Navy, and having served in the fleet (not to mention a life-long fascination with Naval shipbuilding...and yes...even the "Battleship" game...)...I am whole-heartedly FOR this project. Of course...having said that...I would like it to be a GOOD movie, so I think some clever brain-storming sessions better be taking place.

I would much rather them make something new (like this!), and run the risk of it failing, as opposed to ruining something that is already a great classic by "re-imagining" it (i.e. "Clue"). Perhaps as an alternative they can try "Candyland" or "Boggle." Or maybe "Jenga" or "Mousetrap."

Cookie Garris

I'm with you Rob. There's no connection at all. Are they fighting giant floating pegs? I have studied WW2 WW1 naval history and if there going to do a movie about naval warfare there's enough content out there to make a movie that honors the soldiers that fought in those wars.

Why not remake the movie Midway or Hunt for the Bismark?

Nick

Perhaps a naval war game that turns deadly?

Peter Berg Wants To Sink Your ‘Battleship’

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