Associated Press - July 23, 2009 5:54 AM ET

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A sci-fi movie about a marine platoon facing an alien invasion is slated to be filmed in Baton Rouge and other parts of Louisiana later this year.

The Columbia Pictures movie - "Battle: Los Angeles" - will star Aaron Eckhart as the Marine platoon's commander.

Eckhart has previously starred in such films as "Nurse Betty" (2000), "No Reservations" (2007) and "Erin Brockovich" (2000). In 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in "Thank You for Smoking," and in 2008, he starred in "The Dark Knight" as District Attorney Harvey Dent and the villain that character becomes, Two-Face.

"Battle: Los Angeles" and its multimillion-dollar budget are expected to result in $25 million in direct in-state spending.

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