Battle: Los Angeles

Battle: Los Angeles
Directed byJonathan Liebesman
Written byChris Bertolini
Produced by
  • Ori Marmur
  • Neil H. Moritz
Starring
CinematographyLukas Ettlin
Edited byChristian Wagner
Music byBrian Tyler
Production
companies
Relativity Media
Original Film
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08) (Westwood)
  • March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100 million[2]
Box office$211.8 million[3]

Battle: Los Angeles (also known as Battle: LA and internationally as World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles) is a 2011 American military science fiction action movie. Jonathan Liebesman directed the movie. Chris Bertolini wrote the screenplay. The movie is set in Los Angeles. A Marine Staff Sergeant played by Aaron Eckhart leads a platoon of U.S. Marines and other stranded military personnel, during a global alien invasion. The other actors include Michelle Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo, and Michael Peña.

Cast

  • Aaron Eckhart as USMC SSgt Michael Nantz
  • Michelle Rodriguez as USAF TSgt Elena Santos, 1N, 61 ABW
  • Ramón Rodríguez as USMC 2ndLt William Martinez, 1st Platoon
  • Bridget Moynahan as Michele
  • Ne-Yo as USMC Cpl Kevin J. "Specks" Harris
  • Michael Peña as Joe Rincon
  • Lucas Till as USMC Cpl Scott Grayston
  • Cory Hardrict as USMC Cpl Jason "Cochise" Lockett
  • Adetokumboh M'Cormack as USN HM3 Jibril A. "Doc" Adukwu
  • Jim Parrack as USMC LCpl Peter J. "Irish" Kerns
  • Will Rothhaar as USMC Cpl Lee "Cowboy" Imlay
  • Neil Brown Jr. as USMC LCpl Richard "Motown" Guerrero
  • Noel Fisher as USMC PFC Shaun "Casper" Lenihan
  • Taylor Handley as USMC LCpl Corey Simmons
  • James Hiroyuki Liao as USMC LCpl Steven "Motorolla" Motolla
  • Gino Anthony Pesi as USMC Cpl Nick C. "Stavs" Stavrou
  • Joey King as Kristen
  • Bryce Cass as Hector Rincon
  • Jadin Gould as Amy

References

  1. "BATTLE LOS ANGELES (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. January 24, 2011. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  2. FilmL.A. (May 2014). "2013 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmL.A. Feature Film Study. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. "Battle: Los Angeles (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 18, 2011.