It is a fascinating contrast to the politics of alien invasion films such as Independence Day and War of the Worlds (original and remake). (blog.cinemaautopsy.com)
Battle: Los Angeles» early 2011 release date positions it before competing alien invasion films such as the comedy Paul (if that even counts), Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens, Michael Bay's Transformers 3 and the August release of The Darkest Hour. (screenrant.com)
Pearce also did some writing on Pacific Rim, the big alien invasion film that Guillermo del Toro is about to begin shooting in Toronto for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.. (deadline.com)