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Everything I've heard and read about "Battle: Los Angeles" makes me think of the summer hit, "District 9." It's set in a different place of course and the story puts human and alien in more direct, open conflict, but the angle of a small, personal tale -- as I understand it -- carries through both movies.

One of the more surprising bits of casting for "Battle: LA" is Ne-Yo, the popular R&B singer-songwriter who starred in "Stomp the Yard." He'll next appear in the George Lucas-conceived Tuskegee airmen biopic "Red Tails" and then in "Battle: LA" in 2011. It's a very calculated move on the singer's part, as Ne-Yo harbors dreams of being an actor. "Stomp the Yard" wasn't much of a stretch, as he describes in the video below, but he's hoping the coming roles will be key in helping him branch out.

Head over to MTV.com for more from Ne-Yo on "Battle: Los Angeles."

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With "Michael Jackson's This Is It" just over a week away, more and more celebrities are chiming in with their remembrances of the fallen pop star and their desire to see the film. Ne-Yo is the latest to speak out, and he's clear in stating his intentions to be "one of the first" to see the movie. He's going to have a lot of competition, as the demand for a glimpse of Jackson's final performance footage is sky-high. Hear Ne-Yo pine for "This Is It" in the video clip below.

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Happy “Battle: Los Angeles” week, folks! We’ve been eagerly tracking this so-out-there-it’s-gotta-be-awesome project for awhile around these parts, and with Ne-Yo joining the cast it’s gotten even more interesting. Aliens, scandal-plagued rappers, Harvey Dent kicking ass -– as cameras begin rolling on the February 2011 flick, what more do you need?

One of the more interesting aspects of the film emerged earlier this year, when we interviewed filmmaker Jonathan Liebesman, who oversaw “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” and this year’s impressive Sundance thriller “The Killing Room.” At the time, the only actor who had come on board the aliens-invade-Los Angeles film was Aaron Eckhart, and Liebesman said that the star was planning to channel Dirty Harry. Read more...

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Aaron Eckhart is leading the charge against an army of vicious space invaders in "Battle: Los Angeles," and luckily, he's not alone.

The Hollywood Reporter notes that a bevy of actors are joining the cast of the Jonathan Liebesman-directed science fiction film, including R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo and Ramon Rodriguez, recently seen in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." Read more...

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