Super Bowl Comercials: 'Battleship' trailer

Having already seen the available trailers for Universal Pictures' "Battleship" before tonight's Super Bowl, I have been wondering just how they people behind the summer blockbuster went from the Hasbro game to the movie they ultimately produced.

Starring Liam Neeson ("The Grey") and Taylor Kitsch ("Friday Night Lights"), the film follows a battle group caught by a seemingly alien armada which traps them and what appears to be Hawaii inside an impenetrable barrier.



The Super Bowl spots spend more time on the civilian side as cities and highways full of cars are decimated by the attacking force. Like the other trailers, this one name drops "Transformers" quite a bit, so here's hoping they remember to bring a story along for the ride.

Unlike Michael Bay, director Peter Berg is better known for less special effect heavy fare such as the film version of "Friday Night Lights" and "The Kingdom." Screenwriters Jon and Erich Hoeber last teamed up for the comedy action flick "Red."

"Battleship" is set to hit theaters May 18.

'Taken 2' to start production in October

The sequel to the 2009 action thriller hit "Taken" will start production in October.

"Taken" opened in January 2009.

Comingsoon.net spoke with writer/producer Luc Besson ("From Paris With Love," "The Professional") about "Columbiana," which opens Friday, and the conversation led to an update on the forthcoming sequel.

Taken starred Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills, whose daughter (Maggie Grace) is abducted in Paris by a human-trafficking ring. A former government operative, Bryan wages a bloody battle with his daughter's captors to return her home safe.

According to Comingsoon, "Columbiana" director Olivier Megaton ("Transporter 3") will helm the sequel, taking over for Pierre Morel, with a script from Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, who penned the original.

Megaton is scouting locations in Los Angeles, where at least some of the filming will take place, the report continued. Besson also said that "everyone" is back for the sequel.

"Taken" was a solid thriller and one of the first hits of 2009 following its Jan. 30 release, earning $145 million at the domestic box office and $226 million worldwide.