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Skydance, Annapurna And Paramount To Partner On Rebooted "TERMINATOR"
By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Jul 3, 2013, 13:40
Skydance Productions, Annapurna Pictures and Paramount Pictures have jointly announced they will partner on a rebooted "TERMINATOR" movie.
Skydance Productions, Annapurna Pictures and Paramount Pictures have jointly
announced they will partner on a rebooted "TERMINATOR" movie, to be
released by Paramount Pictures on June 26, 2015.
The first in a stand-alone trilogy, "TERMINATOR" will be produced
by Megan Ellison of Annapurna and David Ellison of Skydance. Dana Goldberg and
Paul Schwake of Skydance will serve as executive producers. Laeta Kalorgridis
("Avatar," "Shutter Island") and Patrick Lussier ("Drive
Angry") are attached to write the screenplay.
Launched in 1984 with star Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character, "TERMINATOR"
spanned 3 subsequent films, which have earned over $1 billion at the worldwide
box office.
David Ellison most recently executive produced, along with his partners at
Paramount, "World War Z," "Star Trek Into Darkness," "G.I.
Joe: Retaliation" and "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol."
A 5th installment of in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise is in
active development, along with a 3rd film in the "G.I. Joe" franchise,
among other films.
Megan Ellison most recently produced the Academy Award®-nominated "Zero
Dark Thirty," "The Master" and executive produced "Spring
Breakers" via her Annapurna Pictures banner and has David O. Russell's
"American Hustle," Spike Jonze's "Her," and Bennett Miller's
"Foxcatcher" set for release later this year.
About Skydance Productions
Skydance Productions creates and produces elevated event-level commercial entertainment.
In its strategic partnership with Paramount Pictures, the David Ellison-led
company co-finances and produces several films per year with the studio in addition
to developing their own projects. Paul Schwake serves as chief operating officer
and Dana Goldberg is president of production. Skydance recent releases include
WORLD WAR Z, starring Brad Pitt, which has already made over $111 million worldwide,
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto, garnering over
$430 million worldwide at the box office and G.I. JOE 2: RETALIATION, starring
Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum and Dwayne Johnson and has made over $369 million
worldwide at the box office. Skydance's next film, JACK RYAN, from director
Kenneth Brannagh and starring Chris Pine, is set for release on December 25,
2013. Skydance's previous projects include the award-winning Coen Brothers film
TRUE GRIT; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — GHOST PROTOCOL and JACK REACHER.
About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of
filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), a leading content
company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment
brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands
in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation,
Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon
Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Famous Productions, Paramount
Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing
Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
About Annapurna Pictures
Annapurna Pictures is a film production and finance company founded with the
goal of boldly creating sophisticated, high-quality and ambitious films that
appeal to a variety of audiences. Annapurna's recent releases include Kathryn
Bigelow's multiple Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated film ZERO DARK THIRTY;
Paul Thomas Anderson's multiple Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated masterpiece
THE MASTER; John Hillcoat's LAWLESS and Andrew Dominik's KILLING THEM SOFTLY.
Annapurna's most recent project, the 2012 Venice and Toronto break-out hit SPRING
BREAKERS, directed by Harmony Korine starring Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens
and James Franco. Additionally, Annapurna acquired US rights to Wong Kar Wai's
THE GRANDMASTER, the story of martial arts master and Bruce Lee trainer Ip Man
will be released later this year. Current projects include the Spike Jonze's
new film HER starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Rooney Mara, and Bennett
Miller's FOXCATCHER which is currently in post-production as well as David O.
Russell's AMERICAN HUSTLE starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner,
Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence, also currently in post-production, and set
for a December release by Columbia Pictures. Further, the company has partnered
with Nina Jacobson's Color Force on the best-selling comedic novel Where'd You
Go, Bernadette, written by Maria Semple and has partnered with Denver &
Delilah and CJ Entertainment on the SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGEANCE remake written
by William Monahan and starring Charlize Theron. Last spring, the company made
a deal to back Panorama Media, which will serve as the international sales agent
on select Annapurna projects.
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