Peter Berg helms Battleship

Peter Berg looks to ship your battleship!

Filmmaker Peter Berg is in talks to direct a big-screen version of the Hasbro board game “Battleship” for Universal US.


While plot details are being kept below deck, the game itself 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.


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 shingle, “Candy Land” has Kevin Lima attached to direct with Etan Cohen writing the script, and Ridley Scott is developing a project based on “Monopoly.”