John Landis News & Posts

John Landis Calls The Man He Sued 'tragic'

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:18:01

tmz.com - Filed under: Michael Jackson

We just got a statement from John Landis -- the man who directed Michael Jackson for the "Thriller" and "Black and White" videos. It's somewhat harsh -- not surprising, because Landis has an active lawsuit against Jackson, claiming the singer stiffed ...

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Landis To Jacko -- This Time It's Personal

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:13:32

tmz.com - Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Michael Jackson

John Landis has filed legal papers against Michael Jackson, claiming Jacko had no right to negotiate a deal to make a Broadway musical of "Thriller," without his consent.Landis wrote and directed the "Thriller" video and documentary back in 1983....

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A Legal Thriller: Michael Jackson Sued By John Landis (e! Online)

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:51:40

rd.yahoo.com - E! Online - Remember that Thriller musical we told you about yesterday? Seems Michael Jackson already has a sequel in the works.

Landis Sues Jackson Over Thriller

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:01:26

pr-inside.com - Moviemaker JOHN LANDIS is suing MICHAEL JACKSON over cash he never received from the pop superstar’s THRILLER video.Landis filed suit in Los Angeles last week (ends23Jan09), claiming he has a deal in place with the superstar, in which he’s entitled to 50 per cent of the net profits from the promo he directed and related

Thriller Celebrated With Tribeca Zombie Disco

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:01:33

pr-inside.com - The 25th anniversary of MICHAEL JACKSON movie THRILLER was celebrated at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday (24Apr08), with ‘the world’s largest zombie disco’.Director John Landis was on hand at a special free outdoor screening of the film at Manhattan’s World Financial Center.Organisers of the festival invited fans to dress as characters from the