Liam O'Donnell (born April 12, 1982) is an
American
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film director, producer, writer and special effects artist.
Career
O'Donnell graduated from
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...
in 2004, and shortly thereafter worked with
Greg and Colin Strause
Greg and Colin Strause, known professionally as The Brothers Strause, are American film directors, producers and Special effect, special effects artists. They are known for directing the 2007 film ''Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' and the 2010 fi ...
, the owners of Hydraulx VFX.
Most notable movies, he was responsible for visual effects, are ''
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', ''
Iron Man 2
''Iron Man 2'' is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the sequel to ''Iron Man'' (2008) and the third film in the Marvel Cinem ...
'' and ''
The Bay''.
O'Donnell wrote and produced the 2010 film ''
Skyline
A skyline is the wikt:outline, outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city's overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural area, rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the ...
''.
In 2017, O'Donnell wrote and produced his directorial debut, ''
Beyond Skyline
''Beyond Skyline'' is a 2017 American science fiction action film written, co-produced and directed by Liam O'Donnell in his directorial debut. It stars Frank Grillo, Bojana Novakovic, Jonny Weston, Iko Uwais, Callan Mulvey, Yayan Ruhian, Pamel ...
'', 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.
The film began production in
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...
in September 2021.
Filmography
Films
References
External links
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American special effects people
American science fiction film directors
1982 births
Living people