Jonathan Liebesman

Can Battle: Los Angeles director make for a better Clash of the Titans sequel 3D experience?

Deadline reports that Warner Bros. has closed a deal for Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: Los Angeles) to direct Clash of the Titans 2, with production gearing up on February 1st in the UK. According to the report, talks were stalled on the deal due to money, but apparently the studio ponied up with more dinero. This ….

Sony Pictures to present first look at sci-fi thriller Battle: Los Angeles at Comic-Con 2010

Sony Pictures will preview the sci-fi action thriller Battle: Los Angeles at San Diego Comic-Con 2010, featuring Michelle Rodriguez, Aaron Eckhart, Neal Moritz and director Jonathan Liebesman (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning). Battle: Los Angeles – which hits theaters on March 11, 2011 – begins when unknown forces suddenly and mercilessly attack the City ….

The Avatar madness is already starting with new video and photos online

Just ahead of the free 3-D footage screenings of Avatar Day, Fox has released a flurry of new peeks at what’s in store when the sci-fi spectacular Avatar hits screens on December 18, 2009. Let’s get right to it. First bit of greatness from Avatar – Michelle Rodriguez posted the first image of herself from ….

Dead Snow gets deal at Sundance

IFC Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the Norwegian Nazi zombie comedy Dead Snow at the Sundance Film Festival last night, Variety reported. Produced by Tomas Evjen, Ankjetil Omberg and Terje Stromstad, the film is a follow-up to writer-director Tommy Wirkola’s 2007 feature film debut Kill Buljo: The Movie. The horror movie revolves around ….

Chainsaw Massacre director to helm big-budget sci-fi invasion flick

Jonathan Liebesman, director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and Darkness Falls, is in negotiations to direct Battle: Los Angeles, a sci-fi action film that Neal Moritz is producing for Columbia Pictures. According to a story by The Hollywood Reporter, Battle: Los Angeles revolves around a Marine platoon’s encounter with an alien invasion on the ….

Gears of War and Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Premiere Together

New Line Cinema announced earlier that horror film aficionados will get their first chance to see The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 4 as well as play Epic Games’ upcoming Gears of War RPG in four major cities, marking the first time in entertainment history that a major motion picture and video game have been previewed ….