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Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc.[1] is an American independent production company founded in 1990 by filmmaker James Cameron[2][3] and producer Lawrence Kasanoff. The majority of its films have been distributed and owned by 20th Century Fox, now known as 20th Century Studios.[4][5] It has produced several films including Terminator 2: Judgment Day, True Lies, Titanic, Alita: Battle Angel and the Avatar film series; Cameron has employed other filmmakers to produce and direct films under the Lightstorm banner.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Film |
Founded | 1990 |
Founder | James Cameron Lawrence Kasanoff |
Headquarters | |
Key people | James Cameron Jon Landau |
In 1993, Cameron would meet his future Titanic and Avatar co-producer Jon Landau during the production of True Lies, and would persuade Landau to join the company.[6]
In 1995, the company established a first look deal with 20th Century Fox.[7]
The company's logo depicts a bowman using a lightning bolt as an arrow.
Title | Release Date | Director | Writer | Distributor | Co-production companies | References |
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Avatar: Fire and Ash | December 19, 2025 | James Cameron | screenplay by: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver story by: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno based on characters created by: James Cameron |
20th Century Studios | TSG Entertainment | [20] |
Avatar 4 | December 21, 2029 | screenplay by: James Cameron Josh Friedman story by: James Cameron Josh Friedman Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Shane Salerno based on characters created by: James Cameron |
TBA | [20] | ||
Avatar 5 | December 19, 2031 | screenplay by: James Cameron Shane Salerno story by: James Cameron Josh Friedman Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver Shane Salerno based on characters created by: James Cameron |
TBA | [20] |
Title | First air date | Last air date | Creator | Network | Co-production companies | References |
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True Lies | March 1, 2023 | May 17, 2023 | Matt Nix | CBS | 20th Television Anthony Hemingway Productions Flying Glass of Milk Productions Wonderland Sound and Vision |
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