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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Predecessor | Carolco Pictures Cinergi Pictures |
| Founded | 1998; 27 years ago (1998) |
| Founder | Mario Kassar Andrew G. Vajna |
| Defunct | 2008; 17 years ago (2008) |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Successor | The Halcyon Company |
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California,United States |
| Products | Motion pictures,television series andvideo games |
C2 Pictures was an Americanindependentmedia-entertainment company that specialized infilm andtelevision production. It was founded in 1998 and dissolved in 2008.
The company was established in 1998 byCarolco Pictures co-foundersAndrew G. Vajna (who had formedCinergi Pictures until it folded in this same year) andMario Kassar.[1] In 1999, VCL Communications and Toho-Towa were attached as partners on the then-upcoming feature filmTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines.[2] The company assignedMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer the right to co-produceBasic Instinct 2.[3] Both sequels were co-produced by international backerIntermedia.[4]
The company's first production was the action comedy filmI Spy (2002). Though this film was the company's first, Kassar and Vajna's initial purpose for forming the new company was to resurrect theTerminator franchise.[5] In 2008, the company fell into dormancy and eventually was dissolved.[6]
| 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[7] | $60.3 million[7] |
| July 2, 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines[8] | Jonathan Mostow | Columbia Pictures,[9] Intermedia Films[8] | Warner Bros. Pictures (United States/Canada), Sony Pictures Releasing (International) | $187.3 million ($167.3 million excluding production overhead) | $433.3 million[10] |
| March 31, 2006 | Basic Instinct 2 | Michael Caton-Jones | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Intermedia Films | Sony Pictures Releasing | $70 million | $38.6 million[11] |
| November 10, 2006 | Children of Glory | Krisztina Goda | N/A | Bunyik Entertainment (United States) | N/A | N/A |
| 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 andWarner Bros. Television | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | Fox | first season only |