# Lightstorm Entertainment

Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc. is an American independent film and television production company founded by filmmaker James Cameron and producer Lawrence Kasanoff in 1990. The company's films include the sci-fi film Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), the action-comedy film True Lies (1994), the romantic-drama film Titanic (1997), the Avatar film series, and the sci-fi film Alita: Battle Angel (2019); Cameron has employed other filmmakers to produce and direct films under the Lightstorm banner. Based in Santa Monica, California, the company established a first look deal with 20th Century Fox (currently known as 20th Century Studios) in 1995, who has since distributed a majority of the company's films.
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.
The company's logo depicts a bowman using a lightning bolt as an arrow.

## Filmography
### Feature films
#### Released

| Title | Release date | Director | Writer(s) | Distributor | Co-production companies | Budget | Worldwide gross |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | July 3, 1991 | James Cameron | James Cameron William Wisher | TriStar Pictures | Carolco Pictures Pacific Western Productions | $94–102 million | $520.8 million |
| The Abyss: Special Edition | February 26, 1993 | James Cameron | James Cameron | 20th Century Fox | Pacific Western Productions | $43–47 million | $89.8 million |
| True Lies | July 15, 1994 | James Cameron | screenplay by: James Cameron story by: Randall Frakes James Cameron | 20th Century Fox (United States, Canada, France, and Italy) Universal Pictures (International) | N/A | $100–120 million | $378.9 million |
| Strange Days | October 6, 1995 | Kathryn Bigelow | screenplay by: James Cameron Jay Cocks story by: James Cameron | 20th Century Fox (United States, Canada, France, and Italy) Universal Pictures (International) | N/A | $42 million | $8 million |
| Titanic | December 19, 1997 | James Cameron | James Cameron | Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada) 20th Century Fox (International) | N/A | $200 million | $2.256 billion |
| Solaris | November 29, 2002 | Steven Soderbergh | screenplay by: Steven Soderbergh based on Solaris by: Stainslaw Lem | 20th Century Fox | N/A | $47 million | $30 million |
| Avatar | December 18, 2009 | James Cameron | James Cameron | 20th Century Fox | Dune Entertainment Ingenious Film Partners | $237 million | $2.923 billion |
| Alita: Battle Angel | February 14, 2019 | Robert Rodriguez | screenplay by: James Cameron Laeta Kalogridis based on the manga Gunnm by: Yukito Kishiro | 20th Century Fox | Troublemaker Studios TSG Entertainment | $170 million | $404.9 million |
| Terminator: Dark Fate | November 1, 2019 | Tim Miller | screenplay by: David S. Goyer Justin Rhodes Billy Ray story by: James Cameron Charles H. Eglee Josh Friedman David S. Goyer Justin Rhodes based on characters created by: James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd | Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (through Buena Vista International, international) | 20th Century Fox Skydance Media Tencent Pictures TSG Entertainment | $185–196 million | $261.1 million |
| Avatar: The Way of Water | December 16, 2022 | James Cameron | screenplay by: James Cameron Rick Jaffa & 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 | $350 million | $2.320 billion |

#### Upcoming

| Title | Release date | Director | Writer(s) | Distributor | Co-production companies |
| 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 |
| Avatar 4 | December 21, 2029 | James Cameron | 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 | 20th Century Studios | TBA |
| Avatar 5 | December 19, 2031 | James Cameron | 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 | 20th Century Studios | TBA |

### Television series

| Title | First air date | Last air date | Creator | Network | Co-production companies | References |
| 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 | |