Lightstorm Entertainment
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Film |
Founded | 1990 |
Founder | James Cameron Lawrence Kasanoff |
Headquarters | Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people | James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd Rae Sanchini Jon Landau |
Lightstorm Entertainment is an American independent production company founded in 1990 by filmmaker James Cameron[1][2] and producer Lawrence Kasanoff. The majority of its films have been distributed and owned by 20th Century Studios.[3][4] Its productions include Cameron's films Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Titanic, and Avatar; Cameron has employed other filmmakers to produce and direct films under the Lightstorm banner.
In 1995, the company had a first look deal with 20th Century Fox.[5]
The company's logo depicts a bowman using a lightning bolt as an arrow.
Films[]
Title | Release Date | Director | Writer | Distributor | Co-production companies | Budget | Gross (Worldwide) | Rotten Tomatoes | References |
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day | July 3, 1991 | James Cameron | James Cameron William Wisher |
TriStar Pictures | Carolco Pictures Pacific Western Productions |
$94–102 million | $520.8 million | 93% | [6] |
The Abyss: Special Edition | February 26, 1993 | James Cameron | 20th Century Fox | Pacific Western Productions | $43–47 million | $89.8 million | 89% | [7] | |
True Lies | July 15, 1994 | screenplay by: James Cameron story by: Randall Frakes James Cameron |
20th Century Fox (United States) Universal Pictures (International) |
N/A | $100–120 million | $378.9 million | 70% | [8] | |
Strange Days | October 6, 1995 | Kathryn Bigelow | screenplay by: James Cameron Jay Cocks story by: James Cameron |
$42 million | $8 million | 62% | [9] | ||
Titanic | December 19, 1997 | James Cameron | Paramount Pictures (United States) 20th Century Fox (International) |
$200 million | $2.187 billion | 89% | [10] | ||
Solaris | November 29, 2002 | Steven Soderbergh | screenplay by: Steven Soderbergh based on Solaris by: Stainslaw Lem |
20th Century Fox | $47 million | $30 million | 66% | [11] | |
Avatar | December 18, 2009 | James Cameron | Dune Entertainment Ingenious Film Partners |
$237 million | $2.79 billion | 82% | [12] | ||
Alita: Battle Angel | February 14, 2019 | Robert Rodriguez | screenplay by: James Cameron Laeta Kalogridis based on the manga Gunnm by: Yukito Kishiro |
Troublemaker Studios TSG Entertainment |
$170 million | $404.9 million | 61% | [13] | |
Terminator: Dark Fate | November 1, 2019 | Tim Miller | screenplay by: David S. Goyer Justin Rhodes Billy Ray story by: James Cameron Charles H. Eglee Josh Friedman David S. Goyer Justin Rhodes based on characters created by: James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd |
Paramount Pictures (United States) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (International) |
Skydance Media Tencent Pictures TSG Entertainment 20th Century Fox |
$185–196 million | $261.1 million | 70% | [14] |
Upcoming[]
Title | Release Date | Director | Writer | Distributor | Co-production companies | References |
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Avatar 2 | December 22, 2022 | James Cameron | screenplay by: James Cameron Josh Friedman story by: James Cameron Josh Friedman Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver Shane Salerno |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | 20th Century Studios | [15] |
Avatar 3 | December 20, 2024 | screenplay by: James Cameron Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver story by: James Cameron Josh Friemdan Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver Shane Salerno |
[15] | |||
Avatar 4 | December 18, 2026 | screenplay by: James Cameron Shane Salerno story by: James Cameron Josh Friemdan Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver Shane Salerno |
[15] | |||
Avatar 5 | December 22, 2028 | screenplay by: James Cameron story by: James Cameron Josh Friemdan Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver Shane Salerno |
[15] | |||
The Informationist | TBA | TBA | N/A | [16] |
References[]
- ^ "James Cameron". Variety.
- ^ Gardner, Eriq (2014-01-20). "James Cameron Wins Yet Another 'Avatar' Theft Lawsuit". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ James Cameron Biography - Yahoo Movies
- ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (31 August 1990). "At the Movies". NY Times. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Cameron's Lightstorm Docks At Fox". Variety. 1995-12-18. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Ian Failes (August 24, 2017). "Converting a Classic: How Stereo D Gave Terminator 2: Judgment Day a 3D Makeover". VFX Voice. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ Fox Locks In Cameron With a 5-Year Deal Worth $500 Million from The New York Times
- ^ Thompson, Anne (29 July 1994). "5 True Lies about James Cameron". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Deborah Jermyn; Sean Redmond (January 2003). "Strange Days: A Case History of Production and Distribution in Hollywood". The Cinema of Kathryn Bigelow: Hollywood Transgressor. Wallflower Press. pp. 144–158. ISBN 978-1903364420. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ "Titanic (1997)". Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Solaris: Sci-fi with a Soderbergh Difference". Urban Cinefile. February 27, 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
- ^ "Avatar". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2017-01-21). "He's Back! James Cameron To Godfather 'Terminator' With 'Deadpool' Helmer Tim Miller". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d McNary, Dave (2017-09-30). "'Avatar' Sequel Release Dates Set, Starting in December 2020". Variety.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ^ Keegan, Rebecca (October 23, 2012). "James Cameron to direct 'The Informationist'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Lightstorm Entertainment films at Wikimedia Commons
- Lightstorm Entertainment at IMDb
Categories:
- Film production companies of the United States
- Entertainment companies based in California
- James Cameron
- American companies established in 1990
- Entertainment companies established in 1990
- 1990 establishments in California
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