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    Peter Berg: 'Battleship' and 'On Freddie Roach'

    Peter Berg talks the battle of 'Battleship' and his passion project, 'On Freddie Roach.'

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    By Kim Masters • Jun 25, 2012 • 29m Listen

    Filmmaker Peter Berg talks with Kim Masters about what happened with his big budget, sci-fi action film, Battleship, and why it's not the blockbuster he hoped it would be. Plus, Berg discusses his passion project about a legendary boxing trainer -- the HBO cinema verite miniseries, On Freddie Roach.

    Banner image: Producer Peter Berg (L) and trainer Freddie Roach at the Paley Center for Media, Beverly Hills, California. © Kevin Parry Photography

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      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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