Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction action war film loosely inspired by the classic board game. The film was directed by Peter Berg and released by Universal Pictures. It was also the only Hasbro property to be produced in association with Dentsu Inc., which left NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan before being spun off as a separate company in February 17, 2014. The film stars Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, John Tui, Brooklyn Decker and Tadanobu Asano.
In 2005, scientists discover an extra solar planet, which they name Planet G, with conditions similar
to Earth. In 2006 NASA transmits a powerful signal from a communications array in Hawaii. Meanwhile, slacker Alex Hopper gets arrested while attempting to impress Sam Shane, daughter of U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Terrance Shane. Stone Hopper, Alex's older brother and a naval officer, is infuriated at Alex's lack of motivation and forces Alex to also sign up and earn a commission in the U.S. Navy.
By the present day in the year 2012, Alex is a hothead and disrespectful lieutenant and Tactical Action Officer aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John Paul Jones, while Stone is a commander and the commanding officer of USS Sampson. Alex is in a relationship with Sam and is in danger of being discharged from the Navy. Their ships join the 2012 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) in Hawaii.
During the exercises, five alien spacecraft arrive in response to the NASA signal. Their communication ship collides with a satellite, scattering debris across the planet and crashing in Hong Kong, causing heavy damage and casualties, while the other four (a Mothership and three Stinger ships with red, green and blue sidelights) land in the water near Hawaii. Sampson, John Paul Jones, and the JMSDF Kongō-class destroyer Myōkō investigate. Alex, Raikes, and Beast are sent to investigate, but when Alex approaches, the Mothership reacts and creates a force field that traps the three warships. The Navy issues a blast from a fog horn, which is answered in kind by a sonic blast from the Red Stinger. The Navy fires a warning shot at the alien fleet, which then reevaluates the Earth ships' friend or foe status, changing the monitor color for the Navy ships from green to red. The aliens destroy the Sampson and Myōkō, and damage John Paul Jones, killing the Commanding Officer and the Executive Officer. Alex sees his brother die and returns to his ship, where he is forced to take command as he is the most senior officer left on the ship, albeit reluctantly and to the disbelief of the crew. Enraged, Alex orders an attack, but Beast manages to convince him to recover the survivors from Myōkō, including Captain Nagata with whom Alex is in a rivalry. The Mothership sends shredder-drones to Oahu island to destroy military equipment and island infrastructure, killing some civilians along the way by destroying the freeway leading to a local military base.
In Oahu, Sam, a physical therapist, is accompanying retired U.S. Army veteran and double amputee Mick Canales, on a mountain hike to help him adapt to his prosthetic legs. Sam and Mick run into some police officers who order them off the mountain. The cops head up the mountain and are ambushed and killed by aliens. Later, Sam and Mick run into scientist Cal Zapata, who works at the communications array and informs them that the aliens had killed his grad student and took over the communications array, and then they realize that the aliens are using it to signal back to their home planet.
At sea, naval personnel capture an alien from the communications ship who is unconscious. The alien attacks Alex when startled by a bright light, and establishes a mind meld with him, showing him how the aliens have attacked and conquered other planets. Other aliens arrive to retrieve their comrade, with one getting aboard. But Alex kills it by tricking it into the firing line of a 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun. On the John Paul Jones, thanks to the briefly captured alien, Ordy is able to determine that the aliens are sensitive to sunlight. However, they face difficulty because the alien force field has disabled radar functions. Nagata suggests using NOAA's tsunami warning buoys around Hawaii to track the aliens as he has been using it to track other countries' ships for every RIMPAC game.
Ashore, Mick forces Zapata to retrieve a spectrum analyzer that allows Sam and Mick to contact the John Paul Jones and relay that the satellite used by the communications array will be in position in four hours and that the aliens will be able use it to contact their planet. Zapata manages to take the analyzer, and, though he is temporarily caught by an alien, successfully escapes.
During a night battle, the John Paul Jones sinks the Red and Green Stingers but is unable to hit the evasively maneuvering Blue Stinger. Alex decides to lure the Blue Stinger close to shore at dawn, where he and Nagata shoot out its bridge windows as the sunrise strongly blinds and disorganizes the unshielded aliens. John Paul Jones destroys the Blue Stinger only to fall prey to shredder-drones sent by the Mothership. The crew abandons the John Paul Jones, which was rapidly destroyed by shredder-drones and sunk.
Realizing the aliens are attempting to contact a larger invasion fleet, Alex and the survivors of the John Paul Jones andMyōkō return to Pearl Harbor and assume command of USS Missouri, a decommissioned battleship turned into a museum ship. They reactivate the battleship with the aid of the retired veterans preserving her, but they end up coming face to face with the Mothership. In the ensuing battle, the Missouri's 16-inch main guns severely damage the Mothership, destroying its force field in the process. Meanwhile, Mick, Sam and Zapata distract the aliens near the communications array to buy theMissouri more time. Alex uses the last shell to destroy the communications array on the island, leaving the Missouridefenseless. With the force field down, Admiral Shane scrambles the fleet and Australian F/A-18 fighters from the RIMPAC fleet, who arrive and save the crew by eliminating the alien threat.
A ceremony is held to honor the Navy personnel, where Alex is promoted to lieutenant commander. He is presented with aSilver Star and also accepts his brother's posthumous Navy Cross. After the ceremony, Alex is given an offer to become aNavy SEAL, and then asks Admiral Shane for his daughter's hand in marriage. The admiral initially refuses but invites Alex to lunch to discuss the matter, referencing how Alex and Sam met.
In a post-credits scene, three teenagers and a handyman in Scotland discover a crashed alien pod. When they open it, an alien hand reaches out, and they run off in terror.
CastTaylor Kitsch as Lieutenant (Lieutenant Commander-select) Alex Hopper, an undisciplined, ex-enlisted, U.S. Navy officer assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones as Weapons Officer.
Alexander Skarsgård as Commander Stone Hopper, Alex's older brother and Commanding Officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson.
Rihanna as Gunner's Mate Second Class (GM2) Cora Raikes, a weapons specialist aboard John Paul Jones.
Brooklyn Decker as Samantha "Sam" Shane, a physical therapist and Alex Hopper's girlfriend.
Tadanobu Asano as Captain Nagata, JMSDF, Commanding Officer of JDS Myōkō.
Hamish Linklater as Cal Zapata, a scientist working on O'ahu.
Liam Neeson as Admiral Terrance Shane, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and father of Samantha Shane.
Peter MacNicol as the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
John Tui as Chief Petty Officer Walter "Beast" Lynch, a crew member aboard John Paul Jones.
Gregory D. Gadson as retired Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales, a U.S. Army combat veteran and double amputee.
Adam Godley as Dr. Nogrady, the scientist leading "The Beacon Project" communication program.
Jesse Plemons as Jimmy "Ordy" Ord, boatswain mate seaman on John Paul Jones.
Joji Yoshida as Chief Engineer Hiroki
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