WorstPreviews.com Logo Join the community [Login / Register]
What\ News Coming Soon In Theaters On DVD Trailer,Posters,Pictures,Wallpapers, Screensavers Forums Trivia/Quizzes
News/Headlines
"Twilight Saga: New Moon" Already Breaking Records
Nov 20th, 2009
Nicolas Cage's Full "Season of the Witch" Trailer
Nov 20th, 2009
Michael Bay Will NOT Kill Off Megan Fox in "Transformers 3"
Nov 20th, 2009
Asylum Announces "Paranormal Entity"
Nov 20th, 2009
Domestic "Percy Jackson and The Olympians" Trailer
Nov 20th, 2009
"Letters to Juliet" Trailer Gives Away the Whole Movie
Nov 20th, 2009
Review: Planet 51
Nov 20th, 2009
Judd Apatow on "Superbad," "Pineapple Express" and "Funny People" Sequels
Nov 20th, 2009
Idris Elba Joins "Thor"
Nov 20th, 2009
Robert Downey Jr to Quit Acting?
Nov 20th, 2009
Review: Twilight Saga: New Moon
Nov 20th, 2009
Steven Spielberg and Stephen King Team for "Under the Dome" Mini-Series
Nov 20th, 2009
"Underworld 4" Hires "The Shield" Writer
Nov 20th, 2009
Dustin Hoffman Will Not Return for "Meet the Parents 3"
Nov 20th, 2009
"American Gladiators" Movie Hires Writer
Nov 20th, 2009
Review: The Blind Side
Nov 20th, 2009
Brad Pitt to Star in "Dark Void" Video Game Movie?
Nov 19th, 2009
"Iron Man 2" Trailer Coming in a Month
Nov 19th, 2009
"Jackass 3" Coming Next Year
Nov 19th, 2009
Robert Pattinson's "Remember Me" Trailer
Nov 19th, 2009
Brett Ratner to Americanize Bollywood
Nov 19th, 2009
Video: Conan O'Brien Shocked by "New Moon" Clip
Nov 19th, 2009
Photo: Gerard Butler Mocks Michael Jackson, Too Soon?
Nov 19th, 2009
Michael Moore's "Capitalism" Snubbed by Academy Awards
Nov 19th, 2009
Anne Hathaway is The Black Cat in "Spider-Man 4"?
Nov 19th, 2009
Here We Go: Trailer for "Paranormal Effect"
Nov 19th, 2009
Daniel Radcliffe to Spoof "Twilight" on "The Simpsons"
Nov 19th, 2009
Eddie Murphy's Next is "Misadventures of Fluffy" Comedy
Nov 19th, 2009
Will Ferrell Tops Most Overpaid Actors List
Nov 18th, 2009
"Percy Jackson and The Olympians" Trailer is Here
Nov 18th, 2009
Sam Worthington Wanted "Mad Max 4" Lead
Nov 18th, 2009
Steven Spielberg's "The Pacific" Trailer
Nov 18th, 2009
Is "Immortal Nicholas Flamel" the Next "Harry Potter"?
Nov 18th, 2009
Previous News Stories Previous News Stories

"Battleship" Board Game to Become a Movie

Posted: May 18th, 2009 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Battleship Board Game to Become a MovieSubmit Comment
Peter Berg (Hancock) is in talks to direct a big-screen version of the Hasbro board game "Battleship" for Universal. Brothers Jon and Erich Hoeber (Whiteout) have signed on to write the script.

The game, which began in pencil and paper form in the early 20th century and is now available on platforms from cell phones to computers, consists of two players arranging a variety of ships on a grid. The game proceeds in alternating salvos as players try to "sink" the opposition's ships by guessing where they sit on the grid.

While plot details are being kept a secret, the studio is looking to make an epic naval action adventure.

Universal has several board game titles in development as part of its six-year deal with Hasbro. "Ouija Board" is being produced by Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes, "Candy Land" has Kevin Lima attached to direct with Etan Cohen writing the script, and Ridley Scott is developing a project based on "Monopoly."

Source: THR

Bookmark and Share
You must be registered to post comments. Login or Register.
Displaying 33 comment(s)
BlutoDaBoss21 writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 3:22:39 AM

wtf mate
Ranger writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 3:41:31 AM

I'll bet a kidney the 'secret' part of this shit movie involves the American Gladiators!
Ranger writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 3:57:14 AM

Or a Mega Shark and a Giant Octopus! What's next... 'Tip-it!'... 'Hands Down!'? They'll probably only be able to get Shatner to star in these as he's so busy snubbing Star Trek!
jaksyn writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 5:07:38 AM

B5!!!!
The Skippy Spartan writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 5:12:58 AM

WTF, only board games i can see them adapting into a film are 'Risk' and 'Fortess America'. 'Clue' also worked because it wasn't a serious film, kinda jsut good fun. If they make a 'Twister' film i am sure it will be about a 'Twister' tournament with Cheerleaders and maybe some ditzy slutty girls like Kim Kardashian!
acslaterson writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 6:42:26 AM

Riiiiiggggghhhhhhtttt.....what next, a Go Fish movie about butch lesbians?
Ari Gold writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 7:04:26 AM

Skippy.. That is gold! you know what, get that idea and make twister into a porno!!!! with a play along dvd where you and your missus can join and follow movie! choose your own ending!
JKline writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 10:21:05 AM

They make video games into movies. Why not board games?
mgraybop writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 10:42:46 AM

Im thinking that next it will be the horror spectacle "Hungry, Hungry Hippos 3-D"
thomas deadison writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 10:45:24 AM

David Fincher's making Hungry Hungry Hippos. I'm calling it now.
mgraybop writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 11:16:11 AM

Naa it will be Michael Bay. Big Budget, explosions, Hippos coming to earth by means of asteroids... oh wait that sounds familiar
synthetic1985 writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 12:11:38 PM

they should make 'don't wake daddy' into a movie...i'll bet with battleship, they will totally kill it lol....they'll say it all dramatically 'you sunk my battleship, bitch!'....it'd be great if they made these movies as comedy and not so serious
buttabean writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 12:32:09 PM

They should really make a movie off of Enterprise. That ship went through hell and back.
makingcircles writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 1:02:56 PM

The two kids on the old battleship box in the picture are actually my brother and I. We did the photo shoot in 78'. We had no idea how to play the game...they just told us to pretend like we knew what we were doing and smile. BTW...if you think what I just wrote is true then you probably think that Battleship is a good idea for a movie.
Space_Ghost11 writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 1:56:17 PM

give it to Michael Bay and he'll do it right - hahahaha!
bluemeenie writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 2:01:34 PM

So...are wew supposed to be playing the game while watching the movie-??? I think "board" is the keyword here when discussing this movie.
defiant1 writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 2:02:43 PM

Stratego: The Movie.
Ranger writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 2:31:07 PM

Twister, Go Fish and Hungry Hungry Hippos...LOL! NICE! Hey... how about 'Operation' - Jeffrey Dahmer Edition?!
Ranger writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 2:32:53 PM

When I even suggested (as we all have) that Hollywood 'get original for a change'... I honestly couldn't have imagined they would even CONSIDER troweling out this kind of shit! The only thing I am intrigued about this idea is how you'd actually turn the game Battleship into a movie? Like Tron maybe... kids are playing the game, and somewhere their actions are creating a real battle on the high seas somewhere?!
thomas deadison writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 2:34:00 PM

synthetic, I always thought Don't Wake Daddy would make for a hilarious movie adaptation. It'll be about an abusive drunk who starves and beats his kids.
JRprime writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 2:37:02 PM

this would only be good if it ended with someone saying, "oh man, they sunk our battleship!" haha
Ranger writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 2:37:34 PM

... with the molested daughter that sleeps in the closet under the stairs next to her Harry Potter doll.
Ranger writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 2:38:08 PM

I'm still laughing at: 'Go Fish' - for a movie idea.
synthetic1985 writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 3:23:55 PM

haha thomas deadison that was good....next it'll be 'mousetrap' featuring fivel from 'an american tail' lol....or how about 'trouble'? haha wow.....what else is there?....oh yea...'connect four' 'don't break the ice' 'antz in the pantz' 'sorry' 'cramium' 'backgammon' 'pictionary' 'have you scene it' hahaha
mariachi writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 3:29:57 PM

disgusting
siebener writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 3:35:32 PM

why don't they just ask that "mad max 4" guy to make a 3D-CGI remake of Das Boot?
akumavern writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 3:41:37 PM

B-4....YOU SUNK MY CHILDHOOD!!!
Ranger writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 6:37:34 PM

Mine went when I boinked my baby-sitter (HAWT!)
vampires_suck writes:
on May 18th, 2009 at 11:31:12 PM

This board game to movie stuff is old news man, you're behind the ball on this one mate, what's goin on? :)
PrevalentMind writes:
on May 19th, 2009 at 12:41:17 AM

THIS IS A RIPOFF OF THE FILMS I HAVE LINED UP!!!! I'm writing, producing and directing- Snakes & Bladders, MouthTrap, and And You Dunked My BattleDick....it's an anthology film.
Dre-EL writes:
on May 19th, 2009 at 3:22:32 PM

some board games should never be movies. this sounds stupid
swoooop writes:
on May 19th, 2009 at 5:31:29 PM

Hollywood! Fuck of!!
Ranger writes:
on May 20th, 2009 at 3:48:48 AM

I'm still scratching my head as to how they could even make this into a story!

Michael Caine Says "Dark Knight" Sequel Might Not Happen

Dane Cook Wants to be The Riddler in "Dark Knight" Sequel

Nicolas Cage has Foreclosed on Four Homes, Johnny Depp Offers to Help

Brad Pitt to Star in "Dark Void" Video Game Movie?

"Independence Day" Sequel Will be Two Films

"Batman 3" Plans to be Made Early 2010?

"Avatar" Has a $500 Million Budget, Can It Make a Profit?

The Punisher is Cast in "Thor"

Viggo Mortensen on Returning for "The Hobbit"

Nestor Carbonell is Rumored to Play Khan in "Star Trek" Sequel
WorstPreviews.com hosted by pair Networks WorstPreviews.com
Hosted by pair Networks
News Feeds | Box Office | Movie Reviews | Buzz: Top 100 | Popularity: Top 100
Poster Store | About Us | Advertising | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Web Tools | Site Map
Copyright © 2009 WorstPreviews.com. All rights reserved