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"Liam Neeson is the latest actor to join the cast of Universal&amp;#039;s maritime blockbuster Battleship. The A-Team actor will appear opposite Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna in director Peter Berg&amp;#039;s big-screen version of the Hasbro combat game. Neeson has been cast as Admiral Shane, the father of Decker&amp;#039;s character. Battleship centres on a naval fleet that encounters an extra-terrestrial force at sea. The $200 million blockbuster will open on May 18, 2012. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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