Merrick here...
Collider recently spoke to director Jonathan Liebesman about a sequel to his 2011 alien invasion actioner BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, a potentiality pointedly teased in the concluding moments of that film.
Liebesman revealed...
“We’ve just started the script now, so that’s where we are. We have just begun the script. Just because I don’t want the studio to get pissed at me, I’m not sure what I can and can’t say about it. But what’s exciting is it sounds like the budget will be as big. They’re really going to make it an event.”
Clearly, scripting a project does not equate to said project actually being realized . There are countless scripts for numerous high-profile pictures (unused STAR TREK, BATMAN, and ALIEN films, for example) which have never made it to screens. Scripting, however, is a good sign that The Powers That Be are at least interested in exploring a project's possibilities further.
In regards to BATTLE: LOS ANGELES? I enjoyed the film quite a bit as entertainment, despite finding its logic and science more than a tad lazy and deplorable. This said, I wouldn't mind learning what happens beyond the first film's pseudo-ending, so I'll be interested to see how this possible sequel plays out...
Liebsman's WRATH OF THE TITANS, a sequel to Louis Leterrier's CLASH OF THE TITANS, opens in theaters Friday.
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