Liam Neeson (sadly) boards 'Battleship'
Tue, September 7, 2010 
Every so often in Hollywood, a film comes along that is just doomed from the get go. Whether it be the premise, the actors involved, or just the idea that some studio exec would greenlight the disaster waiting to happen, the film eventually follows its self-fulfilling prophecy and completely bombs critically and commercially.
Low and behold, we have Universal's $200 million budgeted, Summer 2012 tentpole release of Battleship, based off the popular Milton Bradley board game to be directed by the Hancock helmed, Peter Berg. If that previous sentence alone wasn't enough to get you to understand my sentiments, maybe this next one will. The science fiction/action-adventure centered around a Naval fleet who must protect earth against alien invaders, will star Taylor Kitsch (TV's Friday Night Lights), Rihanna (hip-hop star making her acting debut), Alexander Skarsgaard (HBO's True Blood), Brooklyn Decker (famed Sports Illustrated swimsuit model), and Tom Arnold (yes, Tom Arnold).
With that said, you should now understand the article's title. Liam Neeson, the incredibly talented and badass actor of Darkman, Schindler's List, Batman Begins, Kinsey, and Taken, has joined this already sinking ship (no pun intended). Liam is set to play Admiral Shane, the father of Brooklyn Decker's character who...does it really matter to be honest? Hopefully he does his "thing" and gets a fat paycheck out of it, because that's the only positive he's going to get from a film like this.
Reader Comments (1)
Well, with Neeson on board i'll give it a chance depending on the trailer.