# Millennium Media

Millennium Media (formerly Nu Image and Millennium Films) is an American independent film production and financing company that was founded by Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Danny Dimbort and Danny Lerner in 1992, and is one of Hollywood's longest running independent film companies. Millennium creates, produces, finances, and sells films worldwide. The company produces action films, most of which are filmed primarily in South Africa and Bulgaria (by 2005, it acquired Nu Boyana Film Studios), among other locations.

## History
### Nu Metro Entertainment

In the mid-1980s, The Cannon Group, Inc. began expanding its operation into Africa, taking advantage of cheap locations and labor in countries such as Zimbabwe and South Africa. Avi Lerner opened Nu Metro Entertainment, a film production company based in Johannesburg to accommodate production demands in the countries. During this time, Lerner executive produced many films, such as American Ninja 2: The Confrontation and River of Death for Cannon as well as Howling IV: The Original Nightmare for Harry Alan Towers.

### Nu Image

After pressure from anti-apartheid forces, Cannon closed its African operations in 1988, Lerner created a new company, Nu Image, to produce original, low budget films alongside his brother Danny Lerner and other Cannon employees Trevor Short, Danny Dimbort and Boaz Davidson.
From 1992, Nu Image began producing multiple films a year, mainly in the action genre. Many of its films went direct-to-video, however some, such as Shark Attack debuted on television. Many stars, writers and directors from The Cannon Group, Inc. appeared in films for Nu Image, including David Bradley, Michael Dudikoff, Sam Firstenberg and Billy Drago. They also built a new generation of action talent such as Bryan Genesse and Joe Lara.
However, their efforts to break into the mainstream with mockbusters such as Freefall starring Eric Roberts, Jeff Fahey and Pamela Gidley, created to capitalise on the success of Sylvester Stallone's Cliffhanger failed to make much of an impact. Freefall ended up going direct-to-video.
After the successes of creature features such as Anaconda and Deep Blue Sea released in the late 1990s, Nu Image produced a spate of low budget franchises to capitalise on the trend including; Tobe Hooper's Crocodile, Shark Attack, Spiders, Killer Rats, Octopus and Raging Sharks and various sequels were produced from 1999 to 2005. While not critically successful, the films were extremely successful on television and home media.

### Millennium Films & Millennium Entertainment

In 1999, Nu Image formed a subsidiary label, Millennium Films, for higher-budget productions. From the mid-2000s, the main Nu Image company gradually began producing fewer films, with Millennium Films releasing more with a greater level of financing than previously.
In 2005, it purchased Nu Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria.
In March 2007, Nu Image acquired a controlling 52% stake in independent film and home video company First Look Studios. As a result, Nu Image and Millennium Films were given an additional outlet for home video and theatrical distribution.
One of the first films to be produced by Millennium Films was the remake The Wicker Man starring Nicolas Cage. The film was a critical and commercial failure. They continued on with a focus on sequels and remakes of notable properties such as Day of the Dead and Rambo. After the commercial success of Rambo, Millennium Films entered into a multi-year deal with Lionsgate to produce several big-budgeted films, the first of which was Conan the Barbarian. The deal would be extended over the years with successful box-office hits (The Mechanic) and box office bombs (The Legend of Hercules). Another notable success was Olympus Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler.
In November 2010, First Look filed for bankruptcy. Nu Image formed Millennium Entertainment, LLC to assume the assets of First Look.
Millennium Entertainment was sold in August 2014. The company's library and distribution assets had been sold to a consortium consisting of its current management and Virgo Investment Group. The new owners renamed the company Alchemy in January 2015, finally cutting ties to its former sister company Millennium Films, which remained under the control of Avi Lerner. Alchemy filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy on June 30, 2016.

### Millennium Media

In 2017, a deal was reached with The Recon Group, a Chinese investment firm, for them to purchase a majority stake in the Millennium Films subsidiary. The deal was signed and a $20 million downpayment was secured. However, this deal was later announced to be off in August 2017 due to the Chinese government clamping down on overseas business investments. The same year, Millennium Films was merged into Nu Image to form Millennium Media.
In 2017, Millennium faced sexual harassment allegations alleging hostile workplace and rampant sexual harassment and gender disparity.
In 2018, actor Terry Crews testified in front of Congress that he had been threatened by Avi Lerner of Millennium Media not to testify in his sexual assault case.

## Films

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1988 | The Stay Awake | |
| 1989 | Crazy Camera (Ochlim Lokshim) | |
| 1989 | The Big Gag | |
| 1989 | Kill Slade | |
| 1989 | Funny Face | |
| 1990 | African Express | |
| 1992 | Lethal Ninja | |
| 1993 | You're Famous | |
| 1993 | Terminator Woman | |
| 1993 | That Englishwoman | |
| 1993 | Cyborg Cop | Direct-to-video |
| 1993 | Point of Impact | |
| 1994 | Woman of Desire | |
| 1994 | Double Suspicion | |
| 1994 | Private Lessons II | |
| 1994 | Project Shadowchaser II | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | Freefall | |
| 1994 | F.T.W. | |
| 1994 | Warriors | |
| 1994 | Blood of the Innocent | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | Blood Run | Television film |
| 1994 | Cyborg Cop II | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | Illicit Dreams | |
| 1995 | Never Say Die | |
| 1995 | Personal Vendetta | Television film |
| 1995 | Lunarcop | |
| 1995 | Human Time Bomb | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Wild Side | |
| 1995 | Search and Destroy | |
| 1995 | Septembers of Shiraz | |
| 1995 | Passover Fever (Leylasede) | |
| 1995 | Hard Justice | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | The Last Word | |
| 1995 | The Immortals | |
| 1995 | Raging Angels | |
| 1995 | Man with a Gun | |
| 1995 | Project Shadowchaser III | Direct-to-video |
| 1995 | Cyborg Cop III | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Dog Watch | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Street Gun | |
| 1996 | Warhead | |
| 1996 | Hollow Point | |
| 1996 | Hello, She Lied | Television film |
| 1996 | Danger Zone | |
| 1996 | Deadly Outbreak | |
| 1996 | Past Perfect | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | The Last Days of Frankie the Fly | |
| 1996 | Forest Warrior | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Judge and Jury | |
| 1996 | Project Shadowchaser IV | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Mossad | |
| 1997 | Plato's Run | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Operation Delta Force | Television film |
| 1997 | American Perfekt | |
| 1997 | Merchant of Death | |
| 1997 | Top of the World | |
| 1997 | The Maker | |
| 1997 | Lesser Prophets | |
| 1997 | Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday | Television film |
| 1997 | The Peacekeeper | |
| 1997 | Deathline | |
| 1997 | Looking for Lola | |
| 1998 | Armstrong | |
| 1998 | Some Girl | |
| 1998 | Scar City | |
| 1998 | Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target | Direct-to-video |
| 1998 | Break Up | |
| 1998 | Shadrach | |
| 1998 | On the Border | Television film |
| 1998 | No Code of Conduct | |
| 1998 | October 22 | |
| 1998 | Sweepers | |
| 1999 | The 4th Floor | |
| 1999 | Guinevere | |
| 1999 | Shark Attack | Television film |
| 1999 | Cold Harvest | Direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Bridge of Dragons | |
| 1999 | The Big Brass Ring | |
| 1999 | Operation Delta Force 4: Deep Fault | Direct-to-video |
| 1999 | Traitor's Heart | |
| 1999 | Cool Dog | |
| 1999 | Lima: Breaking the Silence | |
| 2000 | Operation Delta Force 5: Random Fire | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | U.S. Seals | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | Beat | |
| 2000 | The Alternate | |
| 2000 | Track Down | |
| 2000 | City of Fear | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | Married 2 Malcolm | |
| 2000 | Spiders | |
| 2000 | Forever Lulu | |
| 2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | |
| 2000 | Octopus | Television film |
| 2000 | For the Cause | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | Shark Attack 2 | Direct-to-video |
| 2000 | Crocodile | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | Diamond Cut Diamond | |
| 2001 | Disaster | |
| 2001 | Sharkman | Television film |
| 2001 | Nobodys Baby | |
| 2001 | Cold Heart | |
| 2001 | U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | Skeletons in the Closet | |
| 2001 | Spiders II: Breeding Ground | |
| 2001 | Prozac Nation | |
| 2001 | Replicant | |
| 2001 | Edges of the Lord | |
| 2001 | The Grey Zone | |
| 2001 | Dead Awaker | |
| 2001 | Diary of a Sex Addict | |
| 2001 | Ticker | |
| 2001 | Octopus 2: River of Fear | Direct-to-video |
| 2001 | The Order | |
| 2001 | Flying Virus | |
| 2002 | Submarines | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Air Panic | |
| 2002 | Hard Cash | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Derailed | |
| 2002 | Vampire Clan | |
| 2002 | Reality Check | |
| 2002 | Crocodile 2: Death Swamp | |
| 2002 | Undisputed | |
| 2002 | U.S. Seals 3: Frogmen | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | The Badge | |
| 2002 | All I Want | |
| 2002 | The Return from India (Ha-Shiva MeHodu) | |
| 2002 | Shark Attack 3: Megalodon | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Windfall | Television film |
| 2003 | Marines | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Killer Rats | |
| 2003 | Death Train | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Sumuru | |
| 2003 | Den of Lions | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Special Forces | |
| 2003 | Detention | |
| 2003 | Alien Hunter | |
| 2003 | Out for a Kill | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Air Marshal | |
| 2003 | Shark Zone | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | In Hell | |
| 2003 | Blind Horizon | |
| 2003 | Belly of the Beast | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Nature Unleashed: Tornado | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Nature Unleashed: Volcano | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Alien Lockdown | Television film |
| 2004 | Skeleton Man | Television film |
| 2004 | Air Strike | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Direct Action | |
| 2004 | Shadow of Fear | |
| 2004 | Nature Unleashed: Avalanche | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Unstoppable | |
| 2004 | Nature Unleashed: Fire | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Control | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Nature Unleashed: Earthquake | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Larva | Television film |
| 2005 | Loverboy | |
| 2005 | Raging Sharks | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Mosquito-Man | Television film |
| 2005 | SnakeMan | Television film |
| 2005 | Bloodsuckers | Television film |
| 2005 | Submerged | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Target of Opportunity | |
| 2005 | The Chumscrubber | |
| 2005 | Before It Had a Name | |
| 2005 | Mozart and the Whale | |
| 2005 | Today You Die | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Edison | |
| 2005 | The Tenants | |
| 2005 | The Cutter | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Days of Love (Yamim Shel Ahava) | |
| 2006 | 16 Blocks | |
| 2006 | End Game | |
| 2006 | Undisputed II: Last Man Standing | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Mercenary for Justice | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Journey to the End of the Night | |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers | |
| 2006 | The Black Hole | Television film |
| 2006 | Lightspeed | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | The Wicker Man | |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia | |
| 2006 | Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep | Television film |
| 2006 | The Contract | |
| 2006 | Lonely Hearts | |
| 2006 | Wicked Little Things | |
| 2006 | Home of the Brave | |
| 2006 | The Inquiry | |
| 2007 | Gryphon | Television film |
| 2007 | 88 Minutes | |
| 2007 | Until Death | |
| 2007 | Cleaner | |
| 2007 | When Nietzsche Wept | |
| 2007 | Children of Wax | |
| 2007 | Finding Rin Tin Tin | |
| 2007 | Mega Snake | Television film |
| 2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | |
| 2007 | King of California | |
| 2007 | Headless Horseman | Television film |
| 2007 | Showdown at Area 51 | Television film |
| 2007 | Blonde Ambition | |
| 2008 | Mad Money | |
| 2008 | Rambo | |
| 2008 | Day of the Dead | |
| 2008 | Hero Wanted | |
| 2008 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | |
| 2008 | War, Inc. | |
| 2008 | Ghouls | Television film |
| 2008 | Shark in Venice | |
| 2008 | Flu Bird Horror | Television film |
| 2008 | Righteous Kill | |
| 2008 | Cyborg Soldier | |
| 2008 | Kill Switch | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous | |
| 2008 | Train | |
| 2008 | The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Witches: The Dunwich Horror | Television film |
| 2009 | Thick as Thieves | |
| 2009 | The Way of War | |
| 2009 | Vampire in Vegas | |
| 2009 | Direct Contact | |
| 2009 | It's Alive | |
| 2009 | Cyborg Conquest | |
| 2009 | Labor Pains | |
| 2009 | Streets of Blood | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Solitary Man | |
| 2009 | Leaves of Grass | |
| 2009 | Lies & Illusions | |
| 2009 | Wolvesbayne | Television film |
| 2009 | Ninja | |
| 2009 | Command Performance | |
| 2009 | Double Identity | |
| 2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | |
| 2009 | Memories of Anne Frank | |
| 2010 | Brooklyn's Finest | |
| 2010 | House of Bones | |
| 2010 | Hesher | |
| 2010 | The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Quantum Apocalypse | Television film |
| 2010 | As Good As Dead | |
| 2010 | Undisputed III: Redemption | |
| 2010 | The Expendables | |
| 2010 | Stone | |
| 2010 | Trust | |
| 2011 | The Son of No One | |
| 2011 | The Mechanic | |
| 2011 | Drive Angry | |
| 2011 | Elephant White | |
| 2011 | Blitz | |
| 2011 | Conan the Barbarian | |
| 2011 | Trespass | |
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | |
| 2012 | The Iceman | |
| 2012 | Stolen | |
| 2012 | The Paperboy | |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | |
| 2013 | Texas Chainsaw 3D | |
| 2013 | Straight A's | |
| 2013 | Lovelace | |
| 2013 | Spiders 3D | |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | |
| 2013 | Killing Season | |
| 2013 | The Big Wedding | |
| 2013 | As I Lay Dying | |
| 2013 | Homefront | |
| 2013 | Ninja: Shadow of a Tear | |
| 2014 | The Legend of Hercules | |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | |
| 2014 | The Humbling | |
| 2014 | Before I Go to Sleep | |
| 2014 | Autómata | |
| 2014 | Good People | |
| 2014 | The Taking of Deborah Logan | |
| 2014 | Stonehearst Asylum | |
| 2015 | Body of Deceit | |
| 2015 | 88 | |
| 2015 | Frankenstein | |
| 2015 | Survivor | |
| 2015 | Intruders | |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | |
| 2016 | Criminal | |
| 2016 | Mechanic: Resurrection | |
| 2016 | Chuck | |
| 2016 | The Late Bloomer | |
| 2017 | The Institute | |
| 2017 | Security | |
| 2017 | Boyka: Undisputed | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | |
| 2017 | Leatherface | |
| 2017 | Loving Pablo | |
| 2017 | Acts of Vengeance | |
| 2017 | Khali the Killer | |
| 2017 | Day of the Dead: Bloodline | |
| 2018 | The Dare | |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | |
| 2019 | Hellboy | |
| 2019 | The Poison Rose | |
| 2019 | Angel Has Fallen | |
| 2019 | Rambo: Last Blood | |
| 2019 | Kill Chain | |
| 2020 | The Outpost | |
| 2020 | Tesla | |
| 2020 | Blackbird | |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | |
| 2021 | Till Death | |
| 2021 | Jolt | |
| 2021 | The Protégé | |
| 2023 | The Offering | |
| 2023 | Expend4bles | |
| 2024 | The Bricklayer | |
| 2024 | Wanted Man | |
| 2024 | Hellboy: The Crooked Man | |
| 2024 | Dirty Angels | |
| 2025 | Red Sonja | |