http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2009/12/battleship-updates-straight-from-peter-berg/ All things movies... as noted by geeks. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:58:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2009/12/battleship-updates-straight-from-peter-berg/comment-page-1/#comment-21280 The Stub - We Watch Stuff and you Care! Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:12:19 +0000 http://wearemoviegeeks.com/?p=40792#comment-21280 [...] We Are Movie Geeks grabs tidbits all over the net from various interviews with Peter Berg in which he mentions the project: * The villain of the film is going to be a race of aliens known as The Regents. They have come to Earth with a specific goal, not just domination or to wipe us out. Berg says their overall goal is similar to BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI. They will be realized using a prosthetics/CG combination that Berg likens to Davy Jones in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. * The aliens presence and their goal brings them up against a five-ship fleet, the commanding officer of one being the main character of the film. * Pre-production concepts were shown of the alien ships. They are described as “giant water bugs” with giant legs that allow them to race across the water. ILM is creating them. * The technology of the alien race is not all that advanced beyond our own, and the film will incorporate strategic warfare in the battle between man and alien. Berg also explained that there will be elements from the board game utilized in the story. * Someone at some point will exclaim, “You sank my battleship.” * They are currently casting. * Berg plans on filming some of the scenes in 3-D, and they are definitely looking at an IMAX release for this one. [...] [...] We Are Movie Geeks grabs tidbits all over the net from various interviews with Peter Berg in which he mentions the project: * The villain of the film is going to be a race of aliens known as The Regents. They have come to Earth with a specific goal, not just domination or to wipe us out. Berg says their overall goal is similar to BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI. They will be realized using a prosthetics/CG combination that Berg likens to Davy Jones in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. * The aliens presence and their goal brings them up against a five-ship fleet, the commanding officer of one being the main character of the film. * Pre-production concepts were shown of the alien ships. They are described as “giant water bugs” with giant legs that allow them to race across the water. ILM is creating them. * The technology of the alien race is not all that advanced beyond our own, and the film will incorporate strategic warfare in the battle between man and alien. Berg also explained that there will be elements from the board game utilized in the story. * Someone at some point will exclaim, “You sank my battleship.” * They are currently casting. * Berg plans on filming some of the scenes in 3-D, and they are definitely looking at an IMAX release for this one. [...]

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