Alexander Skarsgard will star along side fellow television star Taylor Kitsch in Peter Berg’s sci-fi adaptation of the Hasbro board game, “Battleship.”
The film is said to feature an alien invasion plotline and centers on an international naval fleet “coming together to battle a water-bound armada of otherworldy origin.” Where was that in the board game?
Skarsgard will play a straight and narrow naval officer who is idolized by his younger brother, Kitsch’s wildly spirited officer. It’ll be the biggest production Skarsgard has been involved with despite coming close to scoring the lead role in Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor” — Hemsworth must of had some sort of audition because, for us, the Swedish thespian perfectly embodies the Norse thunder god and has the talent to boot. Frankly, it’s a bit of a crime that Skarsgard isn’t scoring more leading roles in this embarrassingly Efron, Pattinson and Lautner-dominated world.
The actor will join Berg and Kitsch on the back of working with Lars von Trier on psychological disaster flick “Melancholia” which’ll see him star alongside the likes of Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Gainsbourg and his father, Stellan. He can also be seen in the upcoming remake of “Straw Dogs” and on a weekly basis in the latest season of Alan Ball’s neo-vampire series “True Blood” which premiered on HBO last Sunday.
“Battleship” begins shooting August 30th and has already been set a June 18th release for 2012.
