APRIL 21: Actor Taylor Kitsch attends the Tribeca Film Festival and Cinema Society premiere of The Bang Bang Club presented by Tribeca Film and American Express at La Bottega on April 21, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
LONDON (AP) -- The "Friday Night Lights" are far beyond Taylor Kitsch now. These days, if he sees something bright on the horizon, chances are it is extraterrestrial.
The British Colombian-born actor has two big sci-fi flicks coming out this year, starting with the lead role in "John
Carter" in March. The film, about a military captain sent to a conflict-ridden Mars, is the first live-action movie from "Finding Nemo" director Andrew Stanton.
Following that, Kitsch appears in Peter Berg's "Battleship" this May. Alongside Rihanna, he helps fight off alien ships in a movie loosely based on the Hasbro naval game.
Kitsch jokes that, after the critically acclaimed "FNL" TV show, if it isn't sci-fi, he's not interested.
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