Liam O'Donnell
{{Short description|American film director, producer, and writer}}
{{about||the musician|Various Cruelties}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Liam O'Donnell
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|4|12}}
| birth_place = Randolph, Massachusetts
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, visual effects artist, producer
| years_active = 2010–present
}}
Liam O'Donnell (born April 12, 1982) is an American film director, producer, writer and special effects artist.
Career
O'Donnell graduated from Boston University in 2004, and shortly thereafter worked with Greg and Colin Strause, the owners of Hydraulx VFX.{{cite web |url=https://www.monocular-films.com/about|title=About-Monocular Films|date=|website=Monocular Films|access-date=13 June 2023}} Most notable movies, he was responsible for visual effects, are Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Iron Man 2 and The Bay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/liam-odonnell-interview-skyline-beyond-skyline/|title=Liam O'Donnell interview: Skyline, Beyond Skyline|website=Den of Geek|date=12 December 2017 }}
O'Donnell wrote and produced the 2010 film Skyline.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/relativity-media-acquires-scifi-skyline-42275/|title= CANNES: Relativity Acquires Sci-Fi 'Skyline' |publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 18, 2010}}
In 2017, O'Donnell wrote and produced his directorial debut, Beyond Skyline, the sequel to Skyline. O'Donnell would return to direct another sequel with Skylines (2020).
In June 2021, it was announced O'Donnell will direct The Wreck, a shark attack thriller about a group of old college friends who reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white sharks.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/the-wreck-shark-attack-altitude-1234994266/|title= Shark Attack Thriller 'The Wreck' Sets Malta Shoot, Altitude to Sell at Virtual Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE) |publisher=Variety|access-date=June 11, 2021}} The film began production in Malta in September 2021.
Filmography
= Films =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Producer ! Notes |
|---|
| 2010
| Skyline | {{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
| 2012
| The Bay | {{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes|Co-producer}} | |
| 2017
| {{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
| 2019
| Go to Sleep: A Lao Ghost Story | {{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
| 2019
| Portals | {{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
| 2020
| Skylines | {{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |
| 2025
| {{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | {{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/skyline-sequel-iko-uwais-scott-adkins-xyz-martial-arts-alien-invasion-skyline-warpath-1235794161/|work=Deadline Hollywood|title=XYZ Picks Up U.S. Rights To Martial Arts Alien Invasion Pic 'Skyline: Warpath' Starring Iko Uwais & Scott Adkins; First Look Images Revealed|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=January 16, 2024|accessdate=January 16, 2024}} |
| TBA
| Merciless | {{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2880943|Liam O'Donnell}}
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Category:American special effects people