The Director Of CLASH OF THE 2TANS Looks To Be...

Merrick here...
The recently announced CLASH OF THE TITANS sequel seems to be closing in on a director.

A number of filmmakers are in contention for the job, but one name that's risen to the top of the list is Jonathan Liebesman. Originally a horror director -- he made "Darkness Falls" and the 2006 "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" prequel -- Liebesman has re-fashioned himself as an action director. The filmmaker has a movie called "Battle: Los Angeles" -- about an alien invasion in this fair city -- coming next year.

...says the L.A. Times HERE. The article indicates the CLASH sequel would be shot in 3D, rather than converted after the fact. Louis Leterrier's progenitor film was convertted in post production, resulting in a muddy, sometimes unwatchable, and generally shameful 3Dification. Despite relentless critical bludgeoning, Leterrier's CLASH earned nearly $487 million globally - making the prompt deployment of a follow-up both irrestible and economically sensible. Director Desmond Davis' original 1981 film was queitly issued on Blu-Ray around the time of its remake's release (available HERE); the remake itself hasn't even hit video yet but is up for preorder HERE. I haven't seen a single moment from BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, but folks who have say it's pretty amazing technically (despite a challenged script). Composer Brian Tyler shared his enthusiastic reaction to the film's developmenat material HERE.
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