Alien Ships Attack Los Angeles!

In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, alien ships attack the city of Los Angeles in the sci-fi thriller, "Skyline". (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)

Speaking of crazy things lighting up the skies above Southern California, Universal Pictures' upcoming release Skyline is pretty much all about that. With their targets set right for Los Angeles' downtown skyline, aliens basically blast the heck out of the City of Angels, just as Stephen Hawking predicted. The rest is movie magic!

The movie studio released some still images from the film today. Attendees of this summer's Comic-Con were treated to an exclusive first look. The movie opens Friday, November 12. Check out the trailer (and consider making your "when aliens attack" plan, stat):