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The Halcyon Company
was an American media development company headed by Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson. They were perhaps best known for acquiring the global rights to the
Terminator
franchise in 2007 and for producing
Terminator Salvation
, which was released worldwide in the summer of 2009.
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The company was founded by Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson in 2006. Prior to teaming up in Los Angeles, Anderson had a New York and London-based advertising agency, In The Mix, and Kubicek worked as a trader on the
American Stock Exchange
. Afterward, they produced
Cook Off!
, a short film
mockumentary
which won an award at the
Aspen Comedy Festival
. Halcyon then aimed to get the rights to respected
intellectual property
.
[1]
In May 2007, Halcyon acquired all of the rights in relationship to the
Terminator
franchise
.
[2]
[3]
These rights include the right to produce any future
Terminator
films, as well as all future merchandising and licensing rights, certain future revenues derived from
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
, as well as certain rights in the television project
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
and the sole right to produce all future
Terminator
projects in any new or existing media.
[4]
In November 2007, the company created its own video games subsidiary, Halcyon Games and made a
video game adaptation
of
Terminator Salvation
.
[5]
[6]
In October 2007, Halcyon acquired the
first-look rights
to the works of writer
Philip K. Dick
.
[7]
An adaptation of
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
was deemed to enter works in 2009.
[8]
The arrangement with the production arm of the Philip K. Dick Estate,
Electric Shepherd Productions
, ended August 2009 due to delayed payments.
[9]
Warner Bros.
acquired the North American distribution rights, allowing them to distribute the fourth
Terminator
film,
Terminator Salvation
. The film began production in early 2008,
[10]
and was released on May 21, 2009. Despite making a healthy profit on the movie, Halcyon filed for bankruptcy in 2009 as a response to a lawsuit from their financier due to payment problems.
[9]
Their next film was supposed to be a remake of the film
After the Wedding
set for a 2011 release.
[11]
The rights were put up in a bankruptcy auction,
[12]
and acquired on 2010 by Pacificor, a hedge fund company who was the largest creditor in Halcyon's bankruptcy proceedings.
[13]
[14]
The deal erased Halcyon's debts owed to Pacificor and guaranteed Halcyon $5 million for each additional
Terminator
sequel produced to pay off other outstanding debts.
[13]
[15]
In 2013, Kubicek and Anderson released
In God We Trust
, a documentary they directed about Eleanor Squillari,
Bernie Madoff
's secretary for 25 years and her search for the truth about the fraud.
[16]
[17]
[18]
That year, they acquired the rights to Beatrix Ost's memory books to release a film adaptation.
[19]
Films
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References
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- ^
Hazelton, John (2007-11-22).
"Halcyon days"
.
Screen
. Retrieved
2023-11-09
.
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More
Terminator
on the way
- ^
Halcyon Acquires Terminator Franchise
at ComingSoon.net.
Archived
2011-05-20 at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
The Halcyon Company Acquires Terminator franchise
- ^
Halcyon game for
Terminator
adaptation
- ^
"Next-gen.biz"
. Archived from
the original
on 2015-07-24
. Retrieved
2011-06-20
.
- ^
"Halcyon inks Philip K. Dick deal"
.
Variety
. 2007-10-09.
Archived
from the original on 2020-11-30.
- ^
Screendaily.com
- ^
a
b
'Terminator Salvation' producers file for bankruptcy protection
- ^
WB restarts
Terminator
- ^
"Halcyon seeks guidance"
.
Variety
. 2009-09-29.
Archived
from the original on 2022-09-11.
- ^
"Halcyon puts 'Terminator' on block"
.
Variety
. November 2, 2009
. Retrieved
April 22,
2014
.
- ^
a
b
Finke, Nikki
(9 February 2010).
"
'TERMINATOR' RIGHTS SELL FOR $29.5 MIL"
. Deadline.com
. Retrieved
April 22,
2014
.
- ^
Dobuzinskis, Alex (February 10, 2010).
"U.S. judge OKs "Terminator" sale to hedge fund"
. Reuters
. Retrieved
July 20,
2015
.
- ^
Fritz, Ben (February 10, 2010).
"Hedge fund Pacificor wins rights to 'Terminator' franchise"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
July 20,
2015
.
- ^
"In God We Trust - The Movie"
. The Halcyon Company. Archived from
the original
on 17 May 2014
. Retrieved
22 May
2014
.
- ^
Indiewire (2013-04-05).
"Meet the Tribeca Filmmaker #12: Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson Explore an Individual's Attempt to Fight Injustice in 'In God We Trust'
"
.
IndieWire
. Retrieved
2023-11-09
.
- ^
Tribecafilm.com
- ^
Team, The Deadline (2013-11-19).
"Beatrix Ost Memoirs Getting Film Treatment Via Halcyon Co"
.
Deadline
. Retrieved
2023-11-09
.
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