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Terminator Franchise to be Auctioned Off
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The Financial Times is reporting that the rights to the "Terminator" franchise will be auctioned this month. The sale has reportedly sparked considerable interest because "Terminator" is a rare example of a blockbuster franchise not controlled by a big studio. FT says several financial buyers have expressed interest in Terminator, including Platinum Equity, the Beverly Hills firm that owns Delphi, the auto parts maker. All the big film studios have also registered interest in the rights, with Sony Pictures a leading contender. Summit Entertainment, the ...
TERMINATOR Rights Getting Auctioned Off
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... The proposed fifth installment in the TERMINATOR franchise will have to sit on the back-burner, as, according to the Financial Times, the rights to the franchise are to be auctioned off later this month. ...
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... According to the Financial Times, Sony Picturesare currently the leading contender for the sale, with the remaining larger studios all also expressing an interest and many of the smaller houses (including Media Rights Capital and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” studio Summit Entertainment) tracking the auction too. ...
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... According to the Financial Times, Sony Picturesare currently the leading contender for the sale, with the remaining larger studios all also expressing an interest and many of the smaller houses (including Media Rights Capital and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” studio Summit Entertainment) tracking the auction too. ...
'Terminator' Rights Up For Sale; Stallone Reveals Willis, Schwarzenegger's Roles in 'The Expendables,' Rodriguez Leaves 'Jetsons?'
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... — "That terminator is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead." Truer words have never been said, with the reports that current rights holders Halycon , who went bankrupt a few months back, are set to auction the rights to the Terminator franchise . Several studios are said to be circling, as well as independents like Summit and Media Rights Capital. We'd hoped that the mind-bogglingly bad " Terminator: Salvation " had killed the ...
"Terminator" Rights Go To Auction
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The rights to the "Terminator" franchise will be auctioned off later this month according to The Financial Times.
Several buyers have expressed interest in the film rights including all the big film studios with Sony Pictures a leading contender.
Summit Entertainment and Media Rights Capital are also said to be tracking the sale by Halycon.
The auction does NOT cover earlier Terminator films, only giving the buyer rights to make new films, TV series and other spin-offs.
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... But according to The Financial Times, Halcyon has now filed for bankruptcy after their lawsuit with Pacificor, and is selling off the rights to Terminator. It would appear that filing for Chapter 11 afforded their precious franchise some protection from the hedge fund, and they can now sell it to bail themselves out. The sale will be conducted by FTI Capital Advisors, and does not cover rights to the earlier Terminator films. ...
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... Terminator franchise are up for grabs as the Halcyon Company, the folks behind the last modestly underperforming Terminator film, are selling them. The auction will only give the buyer the rights to make new Terminator movies and TV shows, and won't give them ownership of the first two films. Halcyon got the Terminator franchise for a bargain at $25 million dollars two years ago, but now they're filing Chapter 11. The auction has caught the eye of most folks in Hollywood, and the Financial Times is reporting that Sony is particularly interested in ...
TERMINATOR Franchise for Sale… to be Auctioned off this month!!!
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... I’m excited for some TMNT films. I could care less about Terminator right now, but I’d hope to see another TV series before we get another film. I can still here the cries from fans of FOX’s canned Sarah Connor Chronicles. But I’m sure it would be a profitable investment, just don’t let McG direct another one.
What do you think of the Terminator rights going up for auction? And who do you think should buy them?
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Terminator franchise may yet be reborn
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If you were among those who endured ‘Terminator: Salvation,’ you might be depressed to learn there is now a high probability of even more awful films.
The rights to the Terminator franchise are now up for grabs [yet again] after Halcyon Entertainment, who created ‘Salvation,’ declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy to avoid a costly dispute with the firm who lent them $25-million to buy those same rights two years ago from Mario Kassar, producer of the immeasurably superior, ‘T2 – Judgment Day.’
The new owner will be able to make new Terminator movies, TV shows and other spin-offs that exploit ...
Joss Whedon's Open Letter to Buy the Terminator Franchise
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... If you haven't heard yet, the rights to the Terminator franchise are going up for auction later this month. The Financial Times reports that The Halcyon Co. is selling off the entire rights to the franchise, which will "give the buyer the ability to make new Terminator films, TV programmes and other spin-offs that build on the popularity of the franchise." Sounds like a hell of a deal. It will reportedly sell for more than $60 million, which is what the TMNT franchise ...
Joss Whedon's Open Letter to Buy the Terminator Franchise
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... If you haven't heard yet, the rights to the Terminator franchise are going up for auction later this month. The Financial Times reports that The Halcyon Co. is selling off the entire rights to the franchise, which will "give the buyer the ability to make new Terminator films, TV programmes and other spin-offs that build on the popularity of the franchise." Sounds like a hell of a deal. It will reportedly sell for more than $60 million, which is what the TMNT franchise ...
Poor Sad Terminator to go on the Auction Block [Franchises]
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[image] How the mighty tumble! Just yesterday, Hollywood trembled in awe before the Terminator series; creator of planet-devouring sequels and merchandising. Today, it goes on the auction block like the baggage at some grizzly slave auction. The ...
Poor Sad Terminator to go on the Auction Block
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How the mighty tumble! Just yesterday, Hollywood trembled in awe before the Terminator series; creator of planet-devouring sequels and merchandising. Today, it goes on the auction block like the baggage at some grizzly slave auction.
The Financial Times reports that the rights to the Terminator kingdom — films, TV shows, ringtones, pajamas, you name it — will be put on the block this month, with Sony the front-runner to take home the goods.
While the original films, and T2 in particular, were powerhouse earners in their day, after the franchise lay dormant for a decade, attempts to reboot have ...
Has Lionsgate Bought The Rights To The 'Terminator' Franchise?
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... by their own "Terminator Salvation" producing partners for fraud and breach of contract, among other allegations. Halcyon eventually went belly up and filed for bankruptcy and then had auction off the rights to the Terminator franchise, which lead people like Joss Whedon ...
