It was recently announced that Peter Berg would be directing the live-action Call of Duty adaptation, with Taylor Sheridan penning the script. This wouldn’t be the first time that Berg has directed a military action movie, nor is it his first time adapting a game. The filmmaker’s original brush with existing IP came in 2012, when he made a movie for Hasbro that was designed to replicate the success of Michael Bay‘s Transformers franchise. Instead of integrating different properties into the already established Transformers universe, Hasbro attempted to launch separate franchises based on its IP. First out of the gate was G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which underperformed with around $302 million worldwide against a reported budget of $175 million. Incidentally, Berg’s movie grossed an almost identical amount during its run.
Like the G.I. Joe movie, Berg’s big-budget bomb also found success on streaming platforms recently. His film grossed $303 million worldwide against a reported budget of around $220 million, and is said to have lost Universal $150 million. Berg intended to make an epic action-adventure film that highlighted naval warfare in a way that Hollywood hadn’t in years — at least not since Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Headlined by Russell Crowe, Master and Commander was reappraised a few years ago, around the same time as the release of Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks. Greyhound remains hugely popular on Apple TV, more than five years after its release. A sequel is in the works.
WhichSci-Fi HeroAre You Most Like?
Paul Atreides · Captain Kirk · Princess Leia · Ellen Ripley · Max Rockatansky
Five iconic heroes. Five completely different ways of facing an impossible universe. One of them shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of refusing to back down. Eight questions will tell you which one.
Paul Atreides
Capt. Kirk
Princess Leia
Ellen Ripley
Max Rockatansky
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How do you lead when the stakes couldn’t be higher?
The way you lead under pressure is the most honest thing about you.
AI absorb everything — every variable, every pattern — and move only when I know the path forward.
BI read the room, make the call, and own the consequences. Hesitation costs more than mistakes.
CI rally people. A cause needs a voice, and I refuse to let fear be louder than conviction.
DI assess the threat, establish what needs doing, and get it done without waiting for permission.
EI don’t lead. I act. Others can follow or not — I’m already moving.
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What is your greatest strength in a crisis?
The quality that keeps you alive when everything else fails.
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Here’s the Sci-Fi Alternative to ‘Greyhound’ That’s Spiking on Streaming
No follow-up was made for Berg’s film, however. We’re talking aboutBattleship, starringTaylor Kitsch,Liam Neeson,Tadanobu Asano,Rihanna,Brooklyn Decker, and others. The movie received poor reviews and is now sitting at a 34% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, ‘It may offer energetic escapism for less demanding filmgoers, butBattleshipis too loud, poorly written, and formulaic to justify its expense — and a lot less fun than its source material.’ Berg and Kitsch reunited on the critically acclaimed military action filmLone Survivor, and then on the recent Netflix Western seriesAmerican Primeval.
According to FlixPatrol,Battleshipwasamong the most-watched movies on the domestic Prime Video chart this week. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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