R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo is suiting up with Ramon Rodriguez, Taylor Handley and Cory Hardrict for “Battle: Los Angeles,” a sci-fi war movie.

Jadin Gould, Bryce Cass and Joey King also have joined the cast, which includes Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan and Michael Pena.

Jonathan Liebesman (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning”) is directing the Columbia feature.

Ne-Yo, who recently signed on to write and sing the closing song for Disney’s animated feature “The Princess and the Frog,” will play a corporal in the platoon that’s fighting the invading aliens.

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