Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Pena and Bridget Moynahan Will Join Aaron Eckhart in BATTLE: LOS ANGELES

Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Pena and Bridget Moynahan have just signed on to producer Neil Moritz’s sci-fi invasion thriller “Battle: Los Angeles” which begins shooting this fall under the direction of Jonathan “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” Liebesman.  Original Film’s tale of an alien invasion held off on the streets of LA by a Marine sergeant and his platoon will star Aaron Eckhart as the Marine, with Rodriguez following where he leads.  Pena (“Babel”) will play the father of a boy the Marines encounter and Bridget Moynahan, who would probably break a nail if she had to fire a gun, will play the film’s veterinarian.  I’m not sure why an alien attack calls for veterinary skills, exactly, but that’s what THR printed…