VOD Spotlight: “Battle: LA”

In Battle: Los Angeles, Earth is under attack from unknown forces.  As people everywhere watch the world’s great cities fall, Los Angeles represents the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected.

For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings – Buenos Aires in 1965, Seoul in 1983, France, Germany, China – but all of these had official stories that covered up and dismissed these inexplicable events.  For example, on the night of February 24-25, 1942, with America on nationwide alert following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Angelenos were wakened to air raid sirens.  The 37th Coast Artillery Brigade fired anti-aircraft shells at the flying craft over Santa Monica – some flying very slowly, and others estimated to be traveling as fast as 200 miles per hour.  The shells did no damage to the crafts – only to the city itself.  Though there would be several official investigations and conclusions explaining what exactly was in the sky over L.A. that night – weather balloons, etc. – it has even been suggested that secret government documents exist that show a divided opinion among military experts.  “I love how the real-life event just grounds the movie,” says producer Ori Marmur.  “For the film, we decided that all previous UFO sightings, including that one, were scouting missions …  gearing up for the coming invasion by unknown forces.”

Battle: Los Angeles is the exact type of movie I love to go to the theater to see, and dreamed of directing,” says Jonathan Liebesman, who helms the story of one small group of people who find themselves taking on an unimaginable foe.

“Battle: Los Angeles” is now showing on Video On Demand. Check your cable system for availability.

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