New Look: Rihanna In ‘Battleship’
There was a pretty stark divide between those who loved thetrailerforPeter Berg’s ‘navy vs aliens’ filmBattleship, and those who thought it was complete dreck. It isn’t difficult to understand that split: the trailer briefly introduces a few characters includingTaylor Kitschas a brash young officer under the command ofLiam Neesonas he courts his superior’s daughter, played byBrooklyn Decker. It then launches into a condensed sequence from the film, with giant alien ships, a whole lot of digital effects and even the signature pegs that have been part of the tabletop Battleship game since its inception. The film is a massively-budgeted ode to action, and one that doesn’t seem interested in courting an action-averse audience. Fair enough.
What it didn’t show wasRihanna, who makes her acting debut in the film. If you’re curious how the singer looks on the deck of a boat with a giant weapon at the ready, hit the jump.
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Peter Berg directedTaylor Kitsch,Alexander Skarsgard,Liam Neeson,Brooklyn Decker,Rihanna,Josh Pence,Jesse PlemonsandPeter MacNicolin the film.Battleshipopens May 18th, 2012.
Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Based on 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 SkarsgÃ¥rd 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.
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