According to The Hollywood Reporter, Aaron Eckhart will star in Battle: Los Angeles, the sci-fi action film Jonathan Liebesman (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Killing Room) is directing for Columbia Pictures.

Eckhart had one of his biggest roles to date last summer, playing Two-Face in The Dark Knight.

The Chris Bertolini story of Battle: Los Angeles, revolves around a Marine platoon’s battle on the streets of Los Angeles against an alien invasion. Eckhart will play the platoon leader in the movie.