Lightstorm Entertainment

Lightstorm Entertainment
Company type	Private
Industry	Film
Founded	1990
Founder	James Cameron; Lawrence Kasanoff
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Key people	James Cameron; Jon Landau

Lightstorm Entertainment is an American independent production company founded in 1990 by filmmaker James Cameron^[1]^[2] and producer Lawrence Kasanoff. The majority of its films have been distributed and owned by 20th Century Fox, now known as 20th Century Studios.^[3]^[4] 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.

In 1995, the company established a first look deal with 20th Century Fox.^[5]

The company's logo depicts a bowman using a lightning bolt as an arrow.

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