Producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures to Make Sci-Fi Flick Battle: Los Angeles

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 Producer Neil Moritz and Columbia Pictures to Make Sci-Fi Flick Battle: Los Angeles
“Did they bring babes, man?” After a long drought, original sci-fi seems to be back in the studio eye thanks to Cloverfield and I Am Legend (the latter was a remake, yes, but felt fresh). Producer Neil Moritz ( IAL , xXx ) and Columbia Pictures are gearing up to make a (space) alien invasion movie called Battle: Los Angeles from a spec script by Chris Bertolini ( The ... [link]

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It's Finally L.A.'s Turn To Get Crushed [Battle: Los Angeles]
Published 4/11/2008 by Charlie Jane Anders at io9
... our answer: alien invasions and space battles. On the heels of Universal greenlighting Earth vs. Moon, Columbia Pictures is making Battle: Los Angeles, based on a spec script from Chris Bertolini (The General's Daughter). Battle: L.A. is about "a Marine platoon's encounter with an alien invasion on the streets of L.A.," and it'll have a low price tag, similar to Cloverfield. But no shaky handheld cam, promises producer Neil Moritz (xXx). [Slashfilm] ...

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