In the upcoming epic-scale action adventure movie BATTLESHIP, which consulted with two leading SETI scientists, Seth Shostak and Geoff Clayton, the unthinkable happens, in which Stephen Hawking warns that humanity should not be too eager to send its home address out in to space to an advanced alien civilization. The film opens in the U.S on May 18 but has captured the imaginations of the science community and international audiences, where it has opened overseas to record box office.
Peter Berg, (Hancock, The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights) the film’s director, shared why he wanted to craft a story around military heroes. Being the son of a Marine and Naval historian, Berg acknowledges that the real heroes are not the actors but the flesh-and-blood service men and women who make sacrifices for their country every day.
Being the father of a 12 year old boy, he wanted to make a movie for the inner 12 year old in all of us, in this movie is adapted and inspired by the Hasbro naval combat classic board game, and opens May 18th.
