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UPDATE!! And The TERMINATOR Rights Go To...Hunh??

Merrick again...

THIS piece in Variety reveals another wrinkle in the matter: TERMINATOR rights winner Pacificor is now negotiating with Sony and Lionsgate to sell one or both of them the rights - presumably at a cost greater than the same rights were purchased for yesterday. I suggest both companies could nab the rights because of this mention in the Variety piece...

Sony and Lionsgate had combined their bids during Monday's auction.

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Merrick here...

Nikki Finke posted an interesting article about a battle to nab the TERMINATOR rights from Halcyon (initial sales details HERE).

Seems Sony was a serious (and frustrated) contender, as was Lionsgate - who was planning to heal the franchise by going 'back to the basics' with emotional stories that used FX as a secondary consideration.

Alas, the outcome of said negotiations appears less-than-auspicious.

Halcyon Holding Corp accepted the $29.5 million bid from, of all parties, the debtholder which pushed it into bankruptcy, Santa Barbara-based hedge fund Pacificor. (This is the same Pacificor whom Halcyon accused in a lawsuit of extortion, bribery, and fraud and demanded $30M in damages.)

Tonight, Sony and Lionsgate dropped out at just under $29.5 million when it became clear that Pacificor "was willing to pay almost any amount of money for Terminator," an insider tells me. Halcyon will receive $5 million for every Terminator movie made from now on, as well as retains the rich revenue streams from the movies Terminator 3 and 4.

...says Nikki HERE.

'Tis an odd sounding move to be sure, but perhaps it's not all that surprising given Nikki's assertion that Pacificor's acquisition of TERMINATOR allows seller Halcyon to erase its debts to Pacificor - as well as other creditors. Which is pretty huge for Halcyon I should think, and makes one wonder if this maneuver was more or less fated all along.



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Wtf does this mean for sequels?
by Judge Briggs
Feb 9th, 2010
10:48:10 AM
First
by anyrandomhero
Feb 9th, 2010
10:48:17 AM
Hmm...
by Bruce of all Trades
Feb 9th, 2010
10:48:29 AM
Goofy as all fuck
by daggor
Feb 9th, 2010
10:48:37 AM
Anyrandomhero...
by Judge Briggs
Feb 9th, 2010
10:49:15 AM
Wow
by ccchhhrrriiisssm
Feb 9th, 2010
10:49:35 AM
Seems really cheap.
by fiester
Feb 9th, 2010
10:51:48 AM
SUPERMAN reboot coming...
by ccchhhrrriiisssm
Feb 9th, 2010
10:51:55 AM
Damn, I was hoping James Cameron might buy them.
by Mr Nicholas
Feb 9th, 2010
10:56:35 AM
Nikke Finke posted an intersting SUPERMAN bit too, Merrick
by YackBacker
Feb 9th, 2010
10:58:20 AM
Pacificor is just a Cyberdyne subsidiary
by SpyGuy
Feb 9th, 2010
10:59:40 AM
Nolan To "Mentor" New Superman Franchise?
by HapaPapa72
Feb 9th, 2010
11:00:33 AM
This francise is...
by Human_Bean_Juice_
Feb 9th, 2010
11:00:40 AM
If Lionsgate was planning a reboot
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
11:03:51 AM
Superman Reboot
by david19
Feb 9th, 2010
11:04:42 AM
Reboot
by david19
Feb 9th, 2010
11:06:43 AM
It's time to pull a "Star Trek" with Terminator...
by vettebro
Feb 9th, 2010
11:08:56 AM
Plasma...
by Samplelord
Feb 9th, 2010
11:10:22 AM
david19
by El Cimarron
Feb 9th, 2010
11:11:54 AM
Yes plasma.
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
11:13:26 AM
darkside
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
11:13:52 AM
there's a rich revenue stream for 3 & 4?
by IAmLegolas
Feb 9th, 2010
11:21:37 AM
I am getting a bit fed up with all this...
by emeraldboy
Feb 9th, 2010
11:24:26 AM
TS2 does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
Feb 9th, 2010
11:24:52 AM
emeraldboy you dont know what the fuck youre talking about
by judge dredds fresh undies
Feb 9th, 2010
11:29:44 AM
Who won the Police Academy franchise?
by Mgmax
Feb 9th, 2010
11:31:09 AM
$29.5 million!?
by Player_Two_has_entered_the_gam e
Feb 9th, 2010
11:33:36 AM
FUCK a Terminator reboot
by D.Vader
Feb 9th, 2010
11:34:23 AM
FUCK this reboot trend
by D.Vader
Feb 9th, 2010
11:34:55 AM
Bring back TSCC
by Gorgomel
Feb 9th, 2010
11:35:06 AM
oh that will teach me
by Player_Two_has_entered_the_gam e
Feb 9th, 2010
11:38:58 AM
Terminator is damaged goods
by RandomWordRandomWord
Feb 9th, 2010
11:39:58 AM
judge dredds fresh undies
by Player_Two_has_entered_the_gam e
Feb 9th, 2010
11:40:40 AM
RandomWordRandomWord
by Player_Two_has_entered_the_gam e
Feb 9th, 2010
11:41:29 AM
er so are these good news or bad news
by ominus
Feb 9th, 2010
11:44:54 AM
So does this mean Pacificor
by SithMenace
Feb 9th, 2010
11:47:12 AM
Just let Terminator rest in peace...
by Mrhazard
Feb 9th, 2010
11:47:47 AM
I'm guessing its both, Ominus
by D.Vader
Feb 9th, 2010
11:49:37 AM
Sell it to Disney and cast one of the Jonas brothers.
by Bob Cryptonight
Feb 9th, 2010
11:53:21 AM
There is. No fate but what we make
by Six Demon Bag
Feb 9th, 2010
11:59:35 AM
Bidding. So the lowest bidder wins? Meaning CRAP
by Knobules
Feb 9th, 2010
12:02:15 PM

by Cobra--Kai
Feb 9th, 2010
12:10:26 PM
The 'auction' was all just a PLOY
by Gungan Slayer
Feb 9th, 2010
12:12:59 PM
Two classic Terminator movies
by kwisatzhaderach
Feb 9th, 2010
12:22:15 PM
Exactly Cobra-Kai
by D.Vader
Feb 9th, 2010
12:23:28 PM
Rebooting is a DUMB FUCKING idea!!!
by ABking
Feb 9th, 2010
12:24:19 PM
Does this mean McG is back?
by BendersShinyAss
Feb 9th, 2010
12:33:30 PM
I liked Terminator 3 and 4 a lot...
by HB_Dad
Feb 9th, 2010
12:36:45 PM
Revenue streams?
by V'Shael
Feb 9th, 2010
12:40:25 PM
I like the idea of bringing Arnold back...
by HB_Dad
Feb 9th, 2010
12:42:14 PM
Reminds me of that joke...
by Chewtoy
Feb 9th, 2010
12:42:41 PM
TERMINATOR 5
by KHjLL
Feb 9th, 2010
12:47:05 PM
"Pacificor" sounds like a new model Terminator
by Tall_Boy66
Feb 9th, 2010
12:47:55 PM
reminds me of that joke...
by Waka_Flocka_Flame
Feb 9th, 2010
12:49:25 PM
I still find T3 the most haunting of the pack...
by Sith Witch
Feb 9th, 2010
12:55:39 PM
I suppose it doesn't really matter who owns the rights
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Feb 9th, 2010
01:19:09 PM
Seriously? "Rich revenue streams"
by hallmitchell
Feb 9th, 2010
01:23:13 PM
I am pining for another Terminator film!
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
01:24:58 PM
vettebro
by AsimovLives
Feb 9th, 2010
01:28:04 PM
terminator is now creakey as hell
by sansara07
Feb 9th, 2010
01:31:06 PM
T1 and T2 make a perfect pair
by Adelai Niska
Feb 9th, 2010
01:39:53 PM
Reboot. REBOOT.
by SmokingRobot
Feb 9th, 2010
01:42:29 PM
They already did that with the TV show
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
01:50:52 PM
Terminator vs Laser Cats
by ominus
Feb 9th, 2010
02:10:30 PM
Terminator 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Feb 9th, 2010
02:21:43 PM
Causality loop
by Kaitain
Feb 9th, 2010
02:21:46 PM
Asimov...
by vettebro
Feb 9th, 2010
02:38:28 PM
Yawn....
by Turd_Has_Risen_From_The_Grave
Feb 9th, 2010
02:41:22 PM
How stupid do they think Lionsgate/Sony are?
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Feb 9th, 2010
02:54:52 PM
Heartless cash cow
by Kaitain
Feb 9th, 2010
02:57:11 PM
CSI: Terminators
by SmokingRobot
Feb 9th, 2010
02:59:59 PM
Or...
by vettebro
Feb 9th, 2010
03:02:58 PM
I have seen all the terminator...
by emeraldboy
Feb 9th, 2010
03:03:55 PM
AsimovLives still...
by quantize
Feb 9th, 2010
03:09:16 PM
Me and Terminator are done...professionally
by HarryBlackPotter
Feb 9th, 2010
03:09:44 PM
American Idol : Terminator
by SmokingRobot
Feb 9th, 2010
03:15:37 PM
And the Terminator rights go to ...
by The StarWolf
Feb 9th, 2010
03:17:37 PM
Huh? What kind of business is this?
by D.Vader
Feb 9th, 2010
03:35:41 PM
Terminator 3 should have been made prior to 2000
by judge dredds fresh undies
Feb 9th, 2010
03:41:40 PM
I don't care if Cameron doesn't come back
by SithMenace
Feb 9th, 2010
03:55:05 PM
Salvation was damn good.
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
04:05:08 PM
I am sorry but where exactly is it shown in T2
by ominus
Feb 9th, 2010
04:14:42 PM
Bet Halycon feels like chumps now
by Bass Ackwards
Feb 9th, 2010
04:24:31 PM
I have to disagree Cobra
by savagedave
Feb 9th, 2010
04:24:35 PM
bankruptcy and the auction
by Dreamfasting
Feb 9th, 2010
04:25:49 PM
So nobody wants to see the future war?
by Domi'sInnerChild
Feb 9th, 2010
04:32:42 PM
I DO have bitterness that McG wants to bring it back to the pres
by D.Vader
Feb 9th, 2010
04:39:03 PM
It takes money to make money
by YackBacker
Feb 9th, 2010
04:39:47 PM
Question about the T-1000
by sansara07
Feb 9th, 2010
04:54:21 PM
lol I don't know why
by WINONA_RYDERS_PUSSY_JUICE
Feb 9th, 2010
04:54:50 PM
Omg
by sansara07
Feb 9th, 2010
04:57:32 PM
and I was surprised at that number too
by WINONA_RYDERS_PUSSY_JUICE
Feb 9th, 2010
04:57:50 PM
Sansara
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
05:11:22 PM
The T-1000 SAMPLED the cop's clothes
by Turd_Has_Risen_From_The_Grave
Feb 9th, 2010
05:17:22 PM
rofl sansara where does it show that he
by ominus
Feb 9th, 2010
05:20:16 PM
JackSlater
by sansara07
Feb 9th, 2010
05:21:12 PM
The only problem with the T-1000 replicating the clothes
by SithMenace
Feb 9th, 2010
05:22:43 PM
I thought that too sansara
by SithMenace
Feb 9th, 2010
05:25:27 PM
Kaitain
by kwisatzhaderach
Feb 9th, 2010
05:33:55 PM
Quantize
by kwisatzhaderach
Feb 9th, 2010
05:34:22 PM
sansara07 its simple
by ominus
Feb 9th, 2010
05:57:47 PM
Is this another case of Hollywood running out of original ideas?
by Tom_Bombadil
Feb 9th, 2010
06:10:06 PM
Oh we need to move on alright
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
06:23:21 PM
I wish warner brothers would sack up
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
06:26:47 PM
AND MORE PLASMA GUNS
by WINONA_RYDERS_PUSSY_JUICE
Feb 9th, 2010
06:29:36 PM
Why doesn't Cameron buy it????
by Nem_Wan
Feb 9th, 2010
06:30:33 PM
Cameron doesn't care about cybernetic organisms
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
06:38:23 PM
Wonder how many actors will play John Conner...
by HanYoYo
Feb 9th, 2010
06:40:22 PM
James Cameron should have bought the rights
by SifoDyasJr.
Feb 9th, 2010
07:14:46 PM
Salvation is TERRIBLE.
by I Hope You Die
Feb 9th, 2010
07:18:40 PM
Cameron doesnt care because he already
by ominus
Feb 9th, 2010
07:25:39 PM
My mind is blown at the ignorance on this board
by Xen11
Feb 9th, 2010
07:28:59 PM
Ominus, Terminator is a cultural phenomenon. Avatar is not
by sansara07
Feb 9th, 2010
08:03:30 PM
I watched every episode of TSCC
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
08:09:23 PM
in THE 40-watt range.
by frank cotton
Feb 9th, 2010
08:15:20 PM
Avatar is most certainly a pop culture phenomenonn
by Turd_Has_Risen_From_The_Grave
Feb 9th, 2010
08:20:10 PM
FYI...
by PoeticWarriortoo
Feb 9th, 2010
08:21:16 PM
Whatever Turd said
by ominus
Feb 9th, 2010
08:24:45 PM
ah the haters are still on it.oh well.
by ominus
Feb 9th, 2010
08:27:52 PM
And another thing...
by Turd_Has_Risen_From_The_Grave
Feb 9th, 2010
08:30:26 PM
Well, I didn't really want to see another one anyway.
by ScaryWaitress
Feb 9th, 2010
08:33:13 PM
2.2 billion and rising
by Turd_Has_Risen_From_The_Grave
Feb 9th, 2010
08:36:29 PM

by LV_426
Feb 9th, 2010
09:25:07 PM
I forgot to mention
by LV_426
Feb 9th, 2010
09:33:36 PM
frank hates dealing with kids at films
by frank cotton
Feb 9th, 2010
09:37:41 PM
At what point do prod companies abandon hope
by kabong
Feb 9th, 2010
09:49:05 PM
I bet Cameron does the Wizard of Oz remake
by JackSlater4
Feb 9th, 2010
09:51:39 PM
RE: At what point do prod companies abandon hope
by LV_426
Feb 9th, 2010
10:12:10 PM
Avatar blows away the Terminator Franchise.
by Ganymede3001
Feb 9th, 2010
10:38:26 PM
All you needed to see of the future war
by ol' painless
Feb 9th, 2010
10:46:12 PM
shut the fuck up about Avatar...
by lynxpro
Feb 9th, 2010
11:19:36 PM
...and...
by lynxpro
Feb 9th, 2010
11:21:45 PM
industrial strength crack
by frank cotton
Feb 9th, 2010
11:41:47 PM
Sarah Connor Chronicles did show future war
by Xen11
Feb 10th, 2010
12:27:45 AM
RIP
by Teddy Artery
Feb 10th, 2010
12:44:45 AM
this makes me want to curl up and...
by bubcus
Feb 10th, 2010
02:11:11 AM
Kaitain agreed
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Feb 10th, 2010
02:39:18 AM
kwisatzhaderach
by quantize
Feb 10th, 2010
03:40:00 AM
kwisatzhaderach
by quantize
Feb 10th, 2010
03:40:07 AM
Aw, come ON, LV_426
by ol' painless
Feb 10th, 2010
03:52:30 AM
Which, I might add . . .
by ol' painless
Feb 10th, 2010
03:55:13 AM
reboot movie
by Potatino
Feb 10th, 2010
04:43:43 AM
The should then immediately release a reboot of the reboot movie
by Xen11
Feb 10th, 2010
05:19:04 AM
Savagedave - successful series
by The StarWolf
Feb 10th, 2010
05:25:03 AM
Terminator vs Avatar
by The StarWolf
Feb 10th, 2010
05:27:28 AM
'Don't know anyone who went to see AVATAR twice.'
by ominus
Feb 10th, 2010
06:16:24 AM
Time will show
by Abominable Snowcone
Feb 10th, 2010
07:38:12 AM
The Sarah Connor Chronicles
by codecrackx15
Feb 10th, 2010
09:41:29 AM
Why is it
by KinjoAlcoholicNinja
Feb 10th, 2010
09:43:47 AM
I can Save you Money
by j_difool
Feb 10th, 2010
10:45:38 AM
time will show?
by WINONA_RYDERS_PUSSY_JUICE
Feb 10th, 2010
11:24:44 AM
An ending
by The StarWolf
Feb 10th, 2010
12:02:13 PM
Mercy kill Terminator already!!!
by AsimovLives
Feb 10th, 2010
02:57:50 PM
ol' painless
by LV_426
Feb 10th, 2010
02:58:57 PM
quantize, you are not worthy of...
by AsimovLives
Feb 10th, 2010
03:00:07 PM
LV_426
by AsimovLives
Feb 10th, 2010
03:02:16 PM
2012 welcomes you with TERMINATOR:THE MUSICAL!
by ToMonicker
Feb 10th, 2010
03:08:38 PM
The StarWolf
by savagedave
Feb 10th, 2010
03:16:23 PM
The Kool-Aid is now just tinted water.
by ToMonicker
Feb 10th, 2010
03:23:37 PM
If they CGI MAXIMILLION, I will burn down Hollywood
by SmokieGeezer32_PSN
Feb 10th, 2010
04:04:19 PM
AsimovLives
by LV_426
Feb 10th, 2010
07:50:12 PM
The TV show was so good...
by grendel824
Feb 10th, 2010
09:00:25 PM
Terminator...
by PoeticWarriortoo
Feb 10th, 2010
10:23:54 PM
ToMonicker
by Xen11
Feb 11th, 2010
03:39:40 AM
Sarah Connors
by The StarWolf
Feb 11th, 2010
06:31:49 AM
SavageDave - partly agree
by The StarWolf
Feb 11th, 2010
06:33:05 AM
Aliens Vs Predator Vs Terminator
by Suskis
Feb 11th, 2010
10:34:53 AM
Terminator 5 & 6, according to William Wisher
by LV_426
Feb 11th, 2010
09:11:56 PM
Terminator franchise needs to nut up or shut up
by The_Crimson_King
Feb 12th, 2010
04:14:56 AM

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