Lightstorm Entertainment

Lightstorm Entertainment
Type	Production company
Industry	Film
Founded	1990
Founder	James Cameron; Lawrence Kasanoff
Headquarters	Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
Key people	James Cameron; Gale Anne Hurd; Rae Sanchini; Jon Landau

Lightstorm Entertainment is an American production company founded in 1990 by filmmaker James Cameron and producer Lawrence Kasanoff. The majority of its films have been distributed by 20th Century Fox.[1][2] 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.

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

Filmography

Title	Release Date	Director	Writer	Distributor	Co-production companies	Budget	Gross (Worldwide)	Rotten Tomatoes	References
Terminator 2: Judgement Day	July 3, 1991	James Cameron	James Cameron William Wisher	TriStar Pictures	Carolco Pictures Pacific Western Productions	$94–102 million	$520.8 million	93%	[3]
The Abyss: Special Edition	February 26, 1993		James Cameron	20th Century Fox	Pacific Western Productions	$43–47 million	$89.8 million	89%	[4]
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%	[5]
Strange Days	October 6, 1995	Kathryn Bigelow	screenplay by: James Cameron Jay Cocks story by: James Cameron			$42 million	$8 million	62%	[6]
Titanic	December 19, 1997	James Cameron		Paramount Pictures (United States) 20th Century Fox (International)		$200 million	$2.187 billion	89%	[7]
Solaris	November 29, 2002	Steven Soderbergh	screenplay by: Steven Soderbergh based on Solaris by: Stainslaw Lem	20th Century Fox		$47 million	$30 million	66%	[8]
Avatar	December 18, 2009	James Cameron			Dune Entertainment Ingenious Film Partners	$237 million	$2.79 billion	82%	[9]
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%	[10]
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) 20th Century Fox (International)	Skydance Media Tencent Pictures TSG Entertainment	$185–196 million	$261.1 million	70%	[11]

Upcoming

Title	Release Date	Director	Writer	Distributor	Co-production companies	References
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	[12]
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			[12]
Avatar 4	December 18, 2026		screenplay by: James Cameron Shane Salerno story by: James Cameron Josh Friemdan Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver Shane Salerno			[12]
Avatar 5	December 22, 2028		screenplay by: James Cameron story by: James Cameron Josh Friemdan Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver Shane Salerno			[12]
The Informationist	TBA		TBA		N/A	[13]

References

James Cameron Biography - Yahoo Movies
Van Gelder, Lawrence (31 August 1990). "At the Movies". NY Times. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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.
Jr, Mike Fleming (2017-01-21). "He's Back! James Cameron To Godfather 'Terminator' With 'Deadpool' Helmer Tim Miller". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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. The Los Angeles Times Media Group. 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

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[1] James Cameron Biography - Yahoo Movies

[2] Van Gelder, Lawrence (31 August 1990). "At the Movies". NY Times. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[3] 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.

[4] Fox Locks In Cameron With a 5-Year Deal Worth $500 Million from The New York Times

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] "Titanic (1997)". Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Retrieved July 29, 2011.

[8] "Solaris: Sci-fi with a Soderbergh Difference". Urban Cinefile. February 27, 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2012.

[9] "Avatar". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

[10] "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[11] Jr, Mike Fleming (2017-01-21). "He's Back! James Cameron To Godfather 'Terminator' With 'Deadpool' Helmer Tim Miller". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-01-21.

[avatar-12] McNary, Dave (2017-09-30). "'Avatar' Sequel Release Dates Set, Starting in December 2020". Variety.com. Retrieved 2017-04-22.

[13] Keegan, Rebecca (October 23, 2012). "James Cameron to direct 'The Informationist'". Los Angeles Times. The Los Angeles Times Media Group. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.