It’s almost becoming a rite of passage for big movies, that just as production begins, a role is announced for Liam Neeson. The latest movie the actor will be gracing with his presence is Battleship, the mega-budget movie based on the board game.
Variety reports that Neeson will play Admiral Shane, the future father-in-law of the lead character, played by Taylor Kitchsh, and the father of Brooklyn Decker’s character. The plot sees aliens landing in the ocean, and a fleet of five battleships sent to find out what’s going on and take on the threat if necessary (so nothing like the board game, but they’ll probably still sell a lot of them).
The announcement of Neeson’s role coincided with the start of production in Hawaii. It’ll be in cinemas May25th, 2012.