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C2 Pictures
C2 Pictures was an American independent media-entertainment company, it specialized in film and television production. History The company was established in 1998 by Carolco Pictures co-founders Andrew G. Vajna (who had formed Cinergi Pictures until it folded in this same year) and Mario Kassar. In 1999, VCL Communications and Toho-Towa were attached as partners on the then-upcoming feature film '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''. The company assigned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer the right to co-produce ''Basic Instinct 2''. Both sequels were co-produced by international backer Intermedia. The company's first production was action comedy film ''I Spy I spy is a guessing game where one player (the ''spy'' or ''it'') chooses an object within sight and announces to the other players that "I spy with my little eye something beginning with...", naming the first letter of the object. Other players a ...'' (2002). Though this film was the company's first, Kassar and Vajna's initial pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolco Pictures
Carolco Pictures, Inc. was an American independent film studio that existed from 1976 to 1995, founded by Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna. Kassar and Vajna ran Carolco together until 1989, when Vajna left to form Cinergi Pictures. Carolco hit its peak in the 1980s and early 1990s, with blockbuster successes including the first three films of the ''Rambo'' franchise, '' Total Recall'', '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', ''Basic Instinct'', '' Universal Soldier'', ''Cliffhanger'' and ''Stargate''. Nevertheless, the company was losing money overall and required a corporate restructuring in 1992. The 1995 film ''Cutthroat Island'', intended to be a comeback for the studio, instead lost $147 million and brought the company to an end. History Early years The company was founded through the partnership of two film investors, Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna. The two were hailed by ''Newsweek'' as some of the most successful independent producers. By the age of 25, Vajna went from wig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rise Of The Machines
''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' is a 2003 science fiction action film directed by Jonathan Mostow. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, and Kristanna Loken, it is the third installment in the Terminator (franchise), ''Terminator'' franchise and a sequel to ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991). In its plot, the malevolent artificial intelligence Skynet (Terminator), Skynet sends a T-X (Loken)—a highly advanced Terminator—back in time to ensure the rise of machines by killing top members of the future human resistance as John Connor's (Stahl) location is unknown. The resistance sends back a reprogrammed Terminator (character), T-101 (Schwarzenegger) to protect John and Kate. While ''Terminator'' creator James Cameron was interested in directing the third film, he ultimately had no involvement with ''Terminator 3''. Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar, who had produced ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' through their company Carolco Pictures, obtained th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
