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Jonathan Liebesman (born 15 September 1976) is a South African film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films Darkness Falls (2003), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).
Jonathan Liebesman. Director: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Jonathan Liebesman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 15, 1976.
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Jonathan Liebesman. Director: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Jonathan Liebesman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 15, 1976.
- September 15, 1976
For his student first film, Jonathan turned Roald Dahl's short story Genesis and Catastrophe (2000) into a 8-minute, award-winning short that help him land Hollywood representation; accolades included the 2000 Hollywood Film Festival's Young Filmmaker Award and the Austin Film Festival's Student Short Film Award.
Aug 8, 2014 · Jonathan Liebesman, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller talk about their adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the tone, the characters, the motion capture and more. Find out how they balanced the campy fun and the serious action in this comic book movie.
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Mar 1, 2024 · The filmmaker behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Battle Los Angeles is attached to a werewolf thriller script by Will Honley and April Maguire. Multiple studios are bidding on the project, which is being compared to District 9 and The Purge.
May 16, 2022 · Director Jonathan Liebesman walks us through his journey from hardcore Halo fan to a director working hard to bring the franchise to life on television.
