Peter Berg’s Battleship Set For July 2011
By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 14, 2009 10:37 pm EST
Brother screenwriting team Jon and Erich Hoeber wrote a script, which is said to be “an epic naval action adventure” loosely inspired by the game. Berg calls the film “a contemporary story of an international five-ship fleet engaged in a very dynamic, violent and intense battle.” Details about the enemy force have not been revealed. Berg tells Variety that the project was inspired by the ship-bound stories told by his naval historian father:
Actor turned filmmaker Berg has directed Very Bad Things, The Rundown, Friday Night Light, The Kingdom and Hancock. The Hoeber brothers recently adapted the comic book action thriller Whiteout, Warren Ellis’ Red, and an adaptation of the video game American McGee’s Alice, which is likely in development heck.
Universal has a multi-picture development deal with Hasbro/Milton Bradley.
