Lightstorm Entertainment

{{Short description|American film and television production company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc.

| logo = File:Lightstorm Entertainment 1994 logo.svg

| logo_caption = Logo used since 1994

| type = Private

| founder = James Cameron
Lawrence Kasanoff

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1990}}

| parent =

| products = {{Unbulleted list|Terminator 2: Judgment Day|True Lies|Titanic|Avatar film series}}

| owner = James Cameron

| location_city = Santa Monica, California, U.S.

| industry = Film
Television

| homepage =

}}

Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc.{{cite web |title=LIGHTSTORM ENTERTAINMENT, INC. |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.lightstorm_entertainment_inc.ba202f9a0084c51be717614408d39a9f.html |website=Dun & Bradstreet |access-date=July 31, 2024}} is an American independent film and television production company founded by filmmaker James Cameron{{Cite web|title=James Cameron|url=https://variety.com/exec/james-cameron/|website=Variety|date=21 October 2013 |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Gardner|first=Eriq|date=2014-01-20|title=James Cameron Wins Yet Another 'Avatar' Theft Lawsuit|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/james-cameron-wins-avatar-theft-672473/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Hollywood Reporter}} and producer Lawrence Kasanoff in 1990. The company's films include the sci-fi film Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), the action-comedy film True Lies (1994), the romantic-drama film Titanic (1997), the Avatar film series, and the sci-fi film Alita: Battle Angel (2019); Cameron has employed other filmmakers to produce and direct films under the Lightstorm banner. Based in Santa Monica, California, the company established a first look deal with 20th Century Fox (currently known as 20th Century Studios) in 1995,{{Cite web|author=|date=1995-12-18|title=Cameron's Lightstorm Docks At Fox|url=https://variety.com/1995/more/news/cameron-s-lightstorm-docks-at-fox-99123505/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Variety|language=en-US}} who has since distributed a majority of the company's films.[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800012402/bio James Cameron Biography - Yahoo Movies]{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/31/movies/at-the-movies.html|title=At the Movies|first=Lawrence|last=Van Gelder|publisher=NY Times|date=31 August 1990|access-date=13 February 2017}}

In 1993, Cameron would meet his future Titanic and Avatar co-producer Jon Landau during the production of True Lies, and would persuade Landau to join the company.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging"|first=Carly|last=Thomas|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 8, 2024|accessdate=July 8, 2024}}

The company's logo depicts a bowman using a lightning bolt as an arrow.

Filmography

=Feature films=

==Released==

class="wikitable sortable"

!Title

!Release date

!Director

!Writer(s)

!Distributor

!Co-production companies

!Budget

!Worldwide gross

!References

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

|July 3, 1991

| rowspan="3" |James Cameron

|James Cameron
William Wisher

|TriStar Pictures

|Carolco Pictures
Pacific Western Productions

|$94–102 million

|$520.8 million

|{{cite web|url=http://vfxvoice.com/converting-a-classic-how-stereo-d-gave-terminator-2-judgement-day-a-3d-makeover/|title=Converting a Classic: How Stereo D Gave Terminator 2: Judgment Day a 3D Makeover|author=Ian Failes|website=VFX Voice|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=March 20, 2018}}

The Abyss: Special Edition

|February 26, 1993

|James Cameron

|20th Century Fox

|Pacific Western Productions

|$43–47 million

|$89.8 million

|[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/22/movies/fox-locks-in-cameron-with-a-5-year-deal-worth-500-million.html Fox Locks In Cameron With a 5-Year Deal Worth $500 Million] from The New York Times

True Lies

|July 15, 1994

|screenplay by:
James Cameron
story by:
Randall Frakes
James Cameron

| rowspan="2" |20th Century Fox (United States, Canada, France, and Italy)
Universal Pictures (International)

| rowspan="4" |N/A

|$100–120 million

|$378.9 million

|{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/07/29/5-true-lies-about-james-cameron/|title=5 True Lies about James Cameron|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Thompson|first=Anne|date=29 July 1994|access-date=15 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023205/http://ew.com/article/1994/07/29/5-true-lies-about-james-cameron/|archive-date=16 March 2018}}

Strange Days

|October 6, 1995

|Kathryn Bigelow

|screenplay by:
James Cameron
Jay Cocks
story by:
James Cameron

|$42 million

|$8 million

|{{Cite book |title=The Cinema of Kathryn Bigelow: Hollywood Transgressor |author1=Deborah Jermyn |author2=Sean Redmond |date=January 2003 |publisher=Wallflower Press |isbn=978-1903364420 |chapter=Strange Days: A Case History of Production and Distribution in Hollywood |pages=144–158 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PtShseOVCe4C&pg=PA144 |access-date=May 27, 2016}}

Titanic

|December 19, 1997

| colspan="2" |James Cameron

|Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada)
20th Century Fox (International)

|$200 million

|$2.256 billion

|{{cite web|title=Titanic (1997)|work=Film & TV Database|publisher=British Film Institute |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/541102|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114204629/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/541102|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2009|access-date=July 29, 2011}}

Solaris

|November 29, 2002

|Steven Soderbergh

|screenplay by:
Steven Soderbergh
based on Solaris by:
Stainslaw Lem

| rowspan="3" |20th Century Fox

|$47 million

|$30 million

|{{cite web|url=http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=7116&s=features|title=Solaris: Sci-fi with a Soderbergh Difference|date=February 27, 2003|publisher=Urban Cinefile|access-date=June 4, 2012}}

Avatar

|December 18, 2009

| colspan="2" |James Cameron

|Dune Entertainment
Ingenious Film Partners

|$237 million

|$2.923 billion

|{{cite Box Office Mojo |title=Avatar |id=0499549 |access-date=April 30, 2021 }}

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

|{{cite web|url=https://www.varietyinsight.com/print_featurefilm_releases.php|title=Film releases|work=Variety Insight|access-date=April 30, 2017}}

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 and Canada)
20th Century Fox (through Buena Vista International, international)

|20th Century Fox
Skydance Media
Tencent Pictures
TSG Entertainment

|$185–196 million

|$261.1 million

|{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/terminator-james-cameron-deadpool-tim-miller-david-ellison-skydance-1201890848/|title=He's Back! James Cameron To Godfather 'Terminator' With 'Deadpool' Helmer Tim Miller|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2017-01-21|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-01-21|language=en-US}}

Avatar: The Way of Water

|December 16, 2022

| James Cameron

|screenplay by:
James Cameron
Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver
story by:
James Cameron, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno
based on characters created by:
James Cameron

| 20th Century Studios

| TSG Entertainment

|$350 million{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avatar-the-way-of-water-box-office-china-release-1235268699/ |title=Box Office: 'Avatar: The Way of Water' Lands Coveted China Release |date=November 22, 2022 |website= |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=November 23, 2022 |quote=}}

|$2.320 billion{{Cite Box Office Mojo |title=Avatar: The Way of Water |access-date=January 1, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Avatar-The-Way-of-Water-(2022)#tab=summary |title=Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - Financial Information |date=December 16, 2022 |website= |publisher=The Numbers |access-date=December 16, 2022}}

|{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/avatar-sequel-release-dates-2020-1202392897/|title='Avatar' Sequel Release Dates Set, Starting in December 2020|last=McNary|first=Dave|work=Variety.com|date=2017-09-30|access-date=2017-04-22}}

==Upcoming==

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!Title

!Release date

!Director

!Writer(s)

!Distributor

!Co-production companies

!References

Avatar: Fire and Ash

|December 19, 2025

| rowspan="3" |James Cameron

|screenplay by:
James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver
story by:
James Cameron, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno
based on characters created by:
James Cameron

| rowspan="3" |20th Century Studios

| rowspan="1" | TSG Entertainment

| rowspan="3" |

Avatar 4

|December 21, 2029

|screenplay by:
James Cameron
Josh Friedman
story by:
James Cameron
Josh Friedman
Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver
and Shane Salerno
based on characters created by:
James Cameron

| rowspan="2" | TBA

Avatar 5

| December 19, 2031

|screenplay by:
James Cameron Shane Salerno
story by:
James Cameron
Josh Friedman
Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver
Shane Salerno
based on characters created by:
James Cameron

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Title

!First air date

!Last air date

!Creator

!Network

!Co-production companies

!References

True Lies

| March 1, 2023

| May 17, 2023

| Matt Nix

| CBS

| 20th Television
Anthony Hemingway Productions
Flying Glass of Milk Productions
Wonderland Sound and Vision

| {{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/true-lies-series-cbs-1235266548/ |title='True Lies' Series Adaptation Ordered at CBS |website=Variety |first=Joe |last=Otterson |date=13 May 2022 |access-date=December 30, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title=True Lies & RuPaul's Lingo Land Premieres As CBS Unveils Midseason Schedule |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/true-lies-rupaul-lingo-premieres-cbs-midseason-schedule-1235171752/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=November 14, 2022 |access-date=December 30, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/12/08/new-cbs-drama-true-lies-will-now-premiere-on-wednesday-march-1-428015/20221208cbs02/|title=New CBS Drama "True Lies" Will Now Premiere on Wednesday, March 1|website=The Futon Critic|date=December 9, 2022|access-date=December 30, 2022}}

References

External links

{{commons category-inline|Lightstorm Entertainment films}}

Category:Film production companies of the United States

Category:Entertainment companies based in California

Category:James Cameron

Category:American companies established in 1990

Category:Entertainment companies established in 1990

Category:1990 establishments in California

Category:Companies based in Santa Monica, California