You’d expect Ne-Yo to sign up for films like Stomp the Yard and Save the Last Dance 2, but Battle: Los Angeles? Hopefully the unbelievably talented singer and dancer can channel those skills into acting for this sci-fi action flick.

Battle: Los Angeles is about a platoon of Marines battling invading aliens. According to THR, Ne-Yo will play a corporal in the platoon and will be joined by Ramon Rodriguez, Taylor Handley and Cory Hardrict. Jadin Gould, Bryce Cass and Joey King have also just signed on to join the cast, which already includes Aaron Eckhart as the platoon leader, Michelle Rodriguez as another corporal and Bridget Moynahan and Michael Pena as civilians. Gould, Cass and King will be playing a group of kids stuck in a community center.

For some reason Ne-Yo strikes me as a guy who can do anything. Even if his ability to rock a fedora or be a monster on the dance floor doesn’t translate on film, he’s got quite a team of actors backing him up.

Shooting is set to begin this week in Shreveport, Louisiana. Director Jonathan Liebesman is aiming for an early 2011 release.