C2 Pictures was an American independent media-entertainment company that specialized in film and television production. It was founded in 1998 and dissolved in 2008.
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 the action comedy film I Spy (2002). Though this film was the company's first, Kassar and Vajna's initial purpose for forming the new company was to resurrect the Terminator franchise.Mario Kassar - Biography In 2008, the company fell into dormancy and eventually was dissolved.
Filmography Release date Title Director(s) Production partner(s) Distributor(s) Budget Box office November 1, 2002 I Spy Betty Thomas Columbia Pictures,Tall Trees Productions,Sheldon Leonard Productions Sony Pictures Releasing $70 million $60.3 million July 2, 2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Jonathan Mostow Columbia Pictures,Intermedia Films Warner Bros. Pictures,Sony Pictures Releasing $187.3 million ($167.3 million excluding production overhead) $433.3 million March 31, 2006 Basic Instinct 2 Michael Caton-Jones Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Intermedia Films Sony Pictures Releasing $70 million $38.6 million November 10, 2006 Children of Glory Krisztina Goda N/A Bunyik Entertainment N/A N/A
Television series Year(s) Title Creator(s) Production partner(s) Distributor(s) Original network Other notes 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Josh Friedman co-production with Sarah Connor Pictures, Bartleby Company and Warner Bros. Television Warner Bros. Television Distribution Fox first season only
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