Back in March, director Peter Berg (The Kingdom) previewed Battleship at WonderCon 2012 and the director had a lot to answer for as the film has been surrounded by criticism practically since it went into production. The new film is, of course, based on the popular Hasbro board game of the same name and opens in theaters everywhere on May 18th. In addition to the somewhat ridiculous idea of basing a movie on a board game, it has also received criticism for its cast, which includes non-actors Rihanna, and Brooklyn Decker, as well as the alien invasion aspect of the film that has nothing to do with the original source material it is based on.

After a successful WonderCon presentation and panel, which included co-stars Alexander Skarsgard (HBO’s True Blood), and Brooklyn Decker (Just Go with It), director Peter Berg took some time out of his busy schedule to speak with IAR and several other members of the press about the upcoming film, its controversial cast, the origins of the project, and of course … aliens.

Three stills from Taken 2 have premiered online, providing our first look at the sequel due this Fall.  As you'd expect, all three feature Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills, a man who famously possesses a very particular set of skills.  Those skills are in ample evidence as Mills aims a gun, puts his bearclaw-sized palm on some henchman's face, and generally looks like an indomitable son of a bitch.

Synopsis: Inspired by the Hasbro board game, this story follows a U.S. Naval Fleet on routine exercises in the Pacific Ocean.  When an extraterrestrial force arises from the seas to invade Earth, it's up to the military servicemen to fight off the technologically advanced alien villains.

Yesterday, we saw a clip from Battleship that featured no aliens whatsoever, but instead focused on three humans in a bar, far away from even the ocean.  Today, there's another new Battleship clip, and this one actually takes place on a battleship and also features an extraterrestrial.  In fact, the extraterrestrial is the focus of the thing, so even though there's 100% less Brooklyn Decker than yesterday's clip, this one does offer a first look at unmasked alien bad guy.

There's a brand-spanking new clip from Battleship online today, and unlike most of what we've seen from this Universal release, there is nary a battleship nor even a trace of an alien invasion force on the high seas.  Instead, this clip takes place on land and comes from early in the film before the misanthropic hero played by Taylor Kitsch joins the Navy.  It's Alex Hopper's birthday, and while he's being lectured by older brother Stone Hopper, played by Alexander Skarsgard, Hopper very much recalls Tim Riggins, Kitsch's ne'er do-well from Friday Night Lights.

Summer movie season gets closer every day, and the big May movies are all getting their promotional swagger going.  The first official clip from Universal and Hasbro's Battleship has debuted online in order to tickle your hype bone with the promise of properly huge summer movie action.

Someone in the marketing department at Universal Pictures has an obvious affinity for the featurette, at least when it comes to Battleship.  Today, the third slickly put-together little featurette promoting the event movie version of Hasbro's board game has debuted online for your viewing pleasure.

Okay, let's make this clear right out the gate: this whole post exists in spoiler territory.  It's been quite some time since we've heard anything about The Dark Knight Rises.  Long past are the days of consistently spoilerific set photos and what have you, as Christopher Nolan is deep in post-production on the finale to his Bat-trilogy, but today Warner Bros. has confirmed a certain long-rumored character appearance in the film.  Again, if you're not down with a spoiler just stop reading right now.  Like right at this moment.  Read no more.

Yesterday we saw a featurette focusing on one of the new CGI beasties in Wrath of the Titans, but today, Warner Bros. has released the first official clip from the sequel to 2010's Clash of the Titans remake.  While that featurette was all about the fire-breathing Chimera, this clip, clocking in at just over a minute, has formidable actors spitting figurative hot fire.  Principally, we're talking about Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes, returning to their respective roles as Zeus and his brother Hades.

Next Friday, Wrath of the Titans arrives in two and three dimensions at theaters nationwide, and Warner Bros. has released a new two-minute featurette to get your ass in a seat in a week and a half. 

As a sequel, Wrath of the Titans is obligated to contain certain elements from the first film, and like its predecessor, 2010's Clash of the Titans remake, the new film has no shortage of giant monstrous beasts wreaking havoc on the ancient world.  The Chimera is just one of these destruct-O-monsters, but he/she/it is the first to get their own featurette.