Battleship

Peter Berg (Hancock, The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights) directs and produces Battleship, an epic-scale action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force.

Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lieutenant Alex Hopper, a naval weapons officer assigned to USS John Paul Jones; Alexander Skarsgård as Hopper’s older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of USS Sampson; global music superstar Rihanna, making her motion-picture debut as Petty Officer Second Class Cora Raikes, Hopper’s crewmate and a weapons specialist on USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, Hopper’s fiancée and a physical therapist specializing in the rehabilitation of military combat veterans; Tadanobu Asano, as Captain Yugi Nagata, Commanding Officer of the Japanese destroyer Myoko and Hopper’s archrival; and Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone’s superior (and Sam’s father), Admiral Shane, Commander of the Pacific Fleet.

Supporting the cast are Hamish Linklater as Cal Zapata, a scientist who mans the international satellite station in Hawaii that searches the skies for signs of life; Jesse Plemons as Jimmy “Ordy” Ord, a boatswain aboard USS John Paul Jones; New Zealander John Tui as the ship’s engine room expert, Chief Petty Officer Walter “The Beast” Lynch; and, in his professional acting debut, U.S. Army Colonel Gregory D. Gadson, a battalion leader who lost both legs in Iraq in 2007. Gadson plays Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales, an Army combat veteran and double amputee who begins his recovery just as the alien attack begins.

Inspired by Hasbro’s classic naval-combat game, Battleship is produced by Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro (the Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises), Scott Stuber (Safe House, Couples Retreat), Film 44’s Sarah Aubrey (The Kingdom), along with Duncan Henderson (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Perfect Storm). The action-adventure is written by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber (Red).

In theaters Friday, May 18, 2012.

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Taylor Kitsch

For those of you unawares, residing beneath a rock or two, Taylor Kitsch’s first love is hockey. Typical of a Canadian born and bred gent in Kelowna BC circa 1981, he ran ‘round with a stinky bacteria-filled duffel bag before an injury knocked him out of the player’s circle jerk and onto the street of NYC first as a model, then a certified nutritionist and trainer and finally as a thesp.

With an unyielding disdain for carbs, Kitsch initially caught the attention of panties (non-gender descript, please) when in The Covenant, his goods graced the silver screen covered only in a not-so-polka-dot bikini bottom. Though still lacking in his intake of carbs, he has since gone on to prove his worth in the critically acclaimed Friday Night Lights, and the heartbreaking true story of photojournalist Kevin Carter in The Bang Bang Club. In an age of apathy, this later film is an absolute must-see.

Sidebar: I will once more go on record as saying that FNL is the best acted, directed, written show in the history of television. Its struggle to remain on-air, and its subsequent cancellation is a reflection of today’s reality that good taste is absolutely dead.

In the interest of full disclosure, there was another film in which Kitsch is billed; a film I rented and watched,one which I paused repeatedly with mouth agape after I’d stopped laughing a very embarrassed laugh: Snakes On A Plane. If ever you require comedy gold, this movie is for you. As for Taylor’s role, the only information you need is that he removes his shirt and gets busy in a confined space, like a proper good boyfriend should.

Also, there was X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which – for a comic girl lover such as I – was a sum of its failures, only because it was poorly organized as a film, and not because of the actors involved.

2012 promises to be an exciting year for Taylor, with three highly anticipated films soon to be released. Starting with John Carter of Mars (trailer below), moving right into Battleship, and ending squarely with Oliver Stone’s Savages.

Early buzz for John Carter is solid. Nerd Herd comic lovers, myself included, are excited by the amazing CGI and landscape created for this film. If they have remained true to story, this movie should sell itself accordingly. My only fear is Taylor’s voice. I noted this years back while watching him on FNL: He can not yell and always sounds hoarse. To be John Carter, he needs to possess a masculine yell-y voice. If not, he may sound as a little boy playing a man’s game. I am in his corner and want for him to succeed, so prey that they have worked some magic in the sound editing room.

Battleship on the other hand? What can you expect from a movie based on an old board game? As expected, the trailer has endured a different reception than John Carter. I would be lying if I didn’t mention that the trailer made my eyes bleed. I would also be lying if I didn’t tell you that I might pre-purchase my tickets, to beat out all 12 other viewers, and see it on opening night because Taylor plays a lunatic navy human person and what girl doesn’t like a violent brute who mocks carbs on the regular?

Most anticipated for many of us, however, is Stone’s Savages, both for Stone himself, and also for a storyline so outlandish that it’s perfect for the big screen. The film is about drug trafficking, which to a Canadian boy from the West Coast, should feel just like home.

Additional tidbits:

• He wears a special mystery around his neck, on a rope (like a soap, but nothing like it). He has never shared what it is or its significance. For this reason, and because I am an over-sharer, I think it’s a bottle-cap and he has an over-active imagination.
• TBD: With the shearing of his head, he has yet to prove that he is not a modern day Samson.
• He protects the family jewels beneath Saxx Underwear.
• And for the record, in case it’s not abundantly clear: I love Taylor Kitsch and wish for his star to shine high, bright, with neither sex nor drug scandal for years to come.

You can find the author at her site: One Female Canuck.

Official Site: Taylor Kitsch dot Com

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John Carter

From Academy Award®–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes John Carter—a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

Opens in theaters Friday, March 9, 2012.

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Who was 2009′s One2Watch4?

Happy 2010 to all! While 2009 was great for our site we are eagerly looking towards the future and discovering new talent.  That being said, we want to take one look back and anoint one special actor as 2009′s top  One2Watch4. January’s poll is comprised of all the winners from the monthly polls last year.  Your job is to select from among the 12 equally wonderful gentlemen and decide who is deserving of the Blue Ribbon prize.  It’s an important task that we know you are all capable of.  It may require one more look at their individual profiles or photo galleries. That’s the price we pay for democracy. Thank you and God bless!

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Hugh Jackman may be the sexiest man alive, but he has got some major competition in this film.  It’s a virtual meat market for tastes of all kinds and for those who aren’t that picky and appreciate the male species.

After the disappointment that was the last two X-Men movies, I didn’t go into this with any more expectation than just being entertained.

Despite a few slow spots here and there, and a bit too long history of wars sequence in the beginning, I have to say I enjoyed this.  It’s not hard to look at Hugh Jackman for an hour and a half.   Heck, I would have paid $20 to watch naked Hugh for the seconds we got of him jumping and running in the buff.  Who wouldn’t?  The hair and sideburns were even an improvement for his previous stint at Wolverine!

Then we get to his cast mates.  Liev Schreiber (enough said in my book, there is not much you can say about his perfection), Ryan Reynolds (looking VERY buff and not an ounce of nerd to be seen), Will i Am (bringing cool to the X-Men), Daniel Henney (model perfect and deadly good looks) and, finally, the cherry on top, Taylor Kitsch (yum, yum, yum).  I could seriously watch an entire film with Taylor reading the phone book and not get bored.

Yes, my shallow, middle aged self was there for the hotties.  I won’t lie.  As a bonus, we did get a decent story that had you connecting this beginning to the X-Men films that have already hit the big screen.  My 13 year old was quite engaged and there were a lot of lightbulbs going off above her head as she connected Sabertooth, Scott Summers and the rescuer of the island children to X-Men 1.

All in all, thanks Hugh, for being you and bringing some of your sexy friends along for the ride.  It was a hellavu show!