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Perish the thought, but director Peter Berg says we're definitely getting aliens in Battleship, which could be the most strangest idea in a while. We brought it up a while ago, and it still seems like Berg et al are simply overcooking this idea for no reason. CHUD has a ton of details about the project, so if you're really curious about all the minor points, take a trip over there.

In addition to the reveal that some of the sequences will be in 3-D and the line "You sank my battleship" is definitely in the script, Berg describes the aliens as being similar to humans, and their planet is of interest to them ecologically. They're known as The Regents (which sounds like a great name for a doo-wop band), and they'll be visualized as a combination of actors and CGI. Think Davey Jones, but not Davy Jones.

Writes CHUD's Devin Faraci, "The Regents don't have super technology. Their weapons are ballistics-based. While their boats are inserted into Earth's atmosphere through flight, once they get to the water they stay on the water." No exit strategy? Another one of Vizzini's classic blunders on proud display.

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