'Battleship' may have a captain

May 17, 2009 The filmmaker is in talks to direct a big-screen version of the Hasbro board game for Universal. The game, which began in pencil and paper form in the early 20th century and is now available on platforms from cell phones to computers, 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.

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