When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
Practical Effects
Real decommissioned USS Missouri—practical naval porn.
Sound
Alien peg-things CLANKING like the actual board game.
Stunts
Rihanna's gunner seat energy—she understood the assignment.
Director
Peter Berg
Taylor Kitsch
Lieutenant Alex Hopper
Alexander Skarsgård
Commander Stone Hopper
Rihanna
Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
Brooklyn Decker
Sam
Tadanobu Asano
Captain Yugi Nagata
Hamish Linklater
Cal Zapata
Liam Neeson
Admiral Shane
Peter MacNicol
Secretary of Defense
John Tui
Chief Petty Officer Walter "The Beast" Lynch
Jesse Plemons
Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord
Gregory D. Gadson
Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales
Jerry Ferrara
Sampson JOOD Strodell
Adam Godley
Dr. Nogrady
Rico McClinton
Captain Browley
Joji Yoshida
Chief Engineer Hiroki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The US Navy cooperated heavily, lending ships and sailors—sailors played extras and actual crew manned stations during filming.
This was Rihanna's acting debut; she reportedly took the role after Navy veterans in her family encouraged her.
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