Hedge fund Pacificor has won the rights to the Terminator series following a heated bidding war. The Santa Barbara-based firm, which lent the Halcyon Group money to buy the sci-fi property back in 2007, bid $29.5 million to secure the [...]
Read moreLIONSGATE Locked And Loaded, Sights On TERMINATOR Franchise
Lionsgate has stepped up as the leading bidder for the rights to the "Terminator" franchise with an offer of $15 million and a 5% cut of future gross receipts. The bid was disclosed Wednesday in a federal bankruptcy court filing [...]
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Joss Whedon Makes a Bid for the TERMINATOR Franchise
We told you HERE and Here about the messy legal entanglements with the Halcyon Holding Group and the possible sale of the “Terminator” franchise as it is Halcyon’s only current asset of value. Now, Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Joss Whedon [...]
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TERMINATOR Franchise Up For Sale Again
The current owners of the “Terminator” franchise are in bankruptcy and are now looking for a new buyer for the franchise. Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek who produced “Terminator Salvation” are seeking to sell the franchise either in part or [...]
Read more‘Terminator’ Lawsuits, Locked and Loaded
Two "Terminator Salvation" producers have sued the Pacificor hedge fund and one of its former employees alleging financial wrongdoing in a pair of suits. The Halcyon Co., owner of the rights to the movie franchise, accused former Pacificor employee Kurt Benjamin [...]
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MGM Gunning for ‘Terminator’?
With the Memorial Day weekend opening of "Terminator Salvation" looming, the future of the franchise has become intriguing. "Terminator" is the only franchise in which the distributors aren't locked in for future films. MGM has a 30-day right of first refusal to [...]
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