Trailer: Battle: Los Angeles Gets Gritty for Alien Invasion

Battle: Los Angeles director Jonathan Liebesman (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Surrogates) showcases some striking scenes of mayhem highlighted by a monstrous thingamajig that emerges from the rubble toward the end of the trailer.

Battle: Los Angeles , starring Michelle Rodriguez, Michelle Monaghan and Aaron Eckhart, opens March 11.

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