Liam O'Donnell (director)

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Liam O'Donnell
Born (1982-04-12) 12 April 1982 (age 42)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, visual effects artist, producer
Years active2010–present

Liam O'Donnell (born April 12, 1982) is an American film director, producer, writer and special effects artist.

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Career

O'Donnell graduated from Boston University in 2004, and shortly thereafter worked with Greg and Colin Strause, the owners of Hydraulx VFX. [1] Most notable movies, he was responsible for visual effects, are Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem , Iron Man 2 and The Bay . [2]

O'Donnell wrote and produced the 2010 film Skyline . [3]

In 2017, O'Donnell wrote and produced his directorial debut, Beyond Skyline , the sequel to Skyline. [1] O'Donnell would return to direct another sequel with Skylines (2020). [1]

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. [4] The film began production in Malta in September 2021. [4]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2010 Skyline NoYesYes
2012 The Bay NoNoCo-producer
2017 Beyond Skyline YesYesYes
2019Go to Sleep: A Lao Ghost StoryNoYesYes Short film
2019PortalsYesYesYes
2020 Skylines YesYesYes
2025 Skyline: Warpath YesYesYes [5]
TBAMercilessYesNoYes [6]

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