By Mike Scott, The Times-Picayune
May 04, 2010, 7:00AM

G.I.Joe did it. The Transformers did it. Now we'll get a chance to see if the board game Battleship can make the jump from the toybox to the big screen.

The board game Battleship will soon be a movie.Director Peter Berg's Universal-backed actioner "Battleship," based on the venerable Hasbro toy, is prepping to start shooting at Baton Rouge's Celtic Studios in August, one of a handful of new projects to show up on the latest list of in-state film production activity provided by Louisiana Entertainment, the state's film office.

Taylor Kitsch ("Wolverine") is set to star in Berg's ("Hancock," "The Kingdom") film, which reportedly will focus on an international navy that unites to defeat a mysterious enemy. (Translation: "Aaahhh! Aliens!")

"Battleship" is set for a May 25, 2012, release.

Here's Louisiana Entertainmnet's most recent list of productions filming, or preparing to film, in-state:

Pre-Production

•The independent feature film Flypaper starring Patrick Dempsey will shoot from May 3rd through June 4th in Baton Rouge. Resumes should be directed to flypaperfilm@gmail.com
•Motion Picture Corporation of America's feature film Deathgames starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz will begin shooting on May 5 at the Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge. Please send resumes to furyresume@gmail.com or fax 225.906.0466.
•New Palace Films in association with Slow Children at Play are shooting the television series Ghostbreakers in Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans from June through October. Please send resumes to production@slowchildrenonline.net
•The independent feature film The Fields will begin principle photography May 3rd in New Orleans. Please send resumes to gideonproductions2010@gmail.com
•The independent feature film Brawler will be shooting in New Orleans from May 11th until June 5th. Please send resumes to office@brawlerthemovie.com
•Films in Motion's feature film Lockjaw will shoot from May 3 through May 26th in the Baton Rouge area. Resumes for crew only should be sent to lockjawprod@gmail.com
•Bullet Films feature film Swamp Shark began preproduction on March 1st with principle photography to begin on May 15th in Lafayette. Resumes are being accepted via fax at 337.706.8971 and email at jobs.bullet.films@gmail.com
•NBC Universal's feature film Battleship will start principal photography on August 16th at the Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge. Please send resumes to hopperBR@gmail.com
•Films in Motion's feature film The Courier will shoot June 14th for 6 weeks in Baton Rouge. Please send resumes to info@filmsinmotion.com

Filming

•Warner Bros. feature film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds is shooting from March 15th through August 6th in New Orleans. Please send extra resumes to 504.523.9883 and construction craft resumes to greenlanternfilm@gmail.com. Please state the job position you are seeking in the email heading.
•Fox's television series The Gates will shoot from March 29th through August 4h in Shreveport. Please send resumes to 318.841.6445 or thegatesproductions@gmail.com .
•The Weinstein Company's feature film Butter starring Jennifer Garner, Alicia Silverstone, and Hugh Jackman will shoot from April 19th through May 28th in Shreveport. Please send resumes to butterproductionsinc@gmail.com or fax at 888.897.7295.
•The independent feature film Samuel Bleek will shoot from April 26th to May 22nd in the Lafourche and Terrebonne areas.
•Films in Motion's feature film Blood Out began filming April 12th at the Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge. Resumes are being accepted via email at info@filmsinmotion.com
•The independent feature film Jeff, Who Lives at Home began shooting April 14th in New Orleans. Resumes are being accepted via email at jeffbrothersproductions@gmail.com
•Court 13 International's feature film Beasts of the Southern Wild will shoot from April 28th through June 12th in Houma.
•The ABC Family Movie of the week Revenge of the Bridesmaids is filming in New Orleans from April 19th to May 14th. Resumes are being accepted via email at rotbridesmaids@gmail.com
•TNT television series Memphis Beat began shooting April 19th in New Orleans and at the St. John Center Soundstage in LaPlace. Please send resumes to deltabluesresumes@gmail.com
•Nu Image/Millennium feature film Drive Angry starring Nicholas Cage is shooting until May 15th in Shreveport. Resumes are being accepted via email at drivenproductionsllc@gmail.com and fax 318.841.3591.
•DMG Holdings television series, "First Date Season 4" is filming in New Orleans and Baton Rouge until the end of May. Accepting resumes for sound department, animators, and storyboard artists only at k2.miket@gmail.com
•WWE's feature film Killing Karma is shooting from April 13th to May 15th in New Orleans. Please send resumes to wwenolallc@gmail.com
•Fox/New Regency feature film L.A. Art Show will shoot from March 22nd through May 3rd in Shreveport. Please send resumes to laartshowresumes@gmail.com
•The independent feature film Love Wedding Marriage starring Mandy Moore, James Brolin and Jane Seymour began shooting April 19th New Orleans. Please send resumes to keepittogether@gmail.com
•Most Wanted Films feature film Death House is filming in Baton Rouge from March 18th through June 15th. Resumes are being accepting via email at k2.miket@gmail.com.
•DMG Holdings television series Living with Leroy is shooting in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Resumes are being accepted for sound department only at k2.miket@gmail.com

For more information about the film and television industry in Louisiana visit Louisiana Entertainment online.