R. Eric Lieb is an American writer currently working at Skydance Interactive.

Career history

Lieb has held positions at

Artisan Entertainment Artisan Entertainment (formerly known as U.S.A. Home Video, International Video Entertainment (IVE) and LIVE Entertainment) was an American film studio and home video company. It was considered one of the largest mini-major film studios until i ...

and

Lionsgate Lions Gate, Lion Gate or similar terms may refer to: Gates *Lion Gate at Mycenae in Greece *Lion Gate, one of the entrances to the ancient Hittite city of Hattusa, now in Turkey *Lion Gate, one of the entrances to the gardens of Hampton Court Pala ...

where he worked on such films as the

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

-winning '' Crash'', as well as ''

The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher mad ...

'', ''

Saw A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, Wire saw, wire, or Chainsaw, chain with a hard toothed edge used to cut through material. Various terms are used to describe toothed and abrasive saws. Saws began as serrated materials, and when man ...

'', ''

Saw II ''Saw II'' is a 2005 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Leigh Whannell and Bousman. It is the sequel to ''Saw (2004 film), Saw'' (2004) and the second installment in the Saw (franchise), ''Saw'' film series. The film sta ...

'', ''

The Devil's Rejects ''The Devil's Rejects'' is a 2005 American black comedy horror film written, produced and directed by Rob Zombie. It is the second film in the ''Firefly'' film series, serving as a sequel to Zombie's 2003 film ''House of 1000 Corpses'', and fol ...

'', and ''

Hostel A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people, with shared use of a lounge and usually a kitchen. Rooms can be private or shared - mixe ...

''. While at Lionsgate he pioneered the

motion comic A motion comic (or animated comic) is a form of animation combining elements of print comic books and animation. Individual panels are expanded into a full shot while sound effects, voice acting, music, and animation are added to the original artwo ...

trend by spearheading an animated version of the '' Saw: Rebirth'' comic book, for which he also wrote the story. He was the Director of Development for

Fox Atomic Fox Atomic was a short-lived production and distribution label of film studios 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures created in 2006 to generate comedy and genre films. In 2008, following overall disappointing results, Fox Atomic scaled ...

, the youth-market film studio. Theatrical releases from the studio included ''

28 Weeks Later ''28 Weeks Later'' is a 2007 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rowan Joffé, Enrique López Lavigne and Jesus Olmo. It serves as a standalone sequel to '' 28 Days Later'' (20 ...

'', ''

Jennifer's Body ''Jennifer's Body'' is a 2009 American comedy horror film directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Diablo Cody. Starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J. K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, and Adam Brody, the film follows Jennifer Chec ...

'', and ''

I Love You Beth Cooper ''I Love You, Beth Cooper'' is a comedy novel written by former '' Simpsons'' writer Larry Doyle. ''I Love You, Beth Cooper'' follows a high school graduate who confesses his love for a cheerleader during his valedictorian speech. The novel wa ...

''. At Fox Atomic, Lieb created

Fox Atomic Comics Fox Atomic was a short-lived production and distribution label of film studios 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures created in 2006 to generate comedy and genre films. In 2008, following overall disappointing results, Fox Atomic scaled b ...

and was Editor in Chief of the division. Lieb was a founding partner of Blacklight Transmedia with

Zak Kadison Zak Kadison is an American film producer best known for his work on the films '' Blood Creek'', ''My Sassy Girl'' and '' Whisper''. For a number of years he was a vice president of production for Fox Atomic before leaving to found Blacklight Tra ...

, Mark Long and Joanna Alexander, under a first-look deal with

Imagine Entertainment Imagine Entertainment, formerly Imagine Films Entertainment, also known simply as Imagine (stylized in all caps as IMAGINE), is an American film and television production company founded in November 1985 by producer Brian Grazer and director Ron ...

.Imagine's "Transmedia Storytelling" Deal
https://deadline.com/2010/01/imagine-does-transmedia-storytelling-deal-23161/ At Blacklight, Lieb focused on the creation and development of all film, video game, television, comic book and new media franchises. He was formerly the Lead Writer on ''

The Callisto Protocol ''The Callisto Protocol'' is a 2022 survival horror game developed by Striking Distance Studios and published by Krafton. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on December 2, 2022. The game was ...

''.

Education

Lieb graduated in 2001 with a BA from the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television.

References

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