Punisher 2 now officially has available financing!!!

[Advanced Dark]

<H1>Lionsgate pacts with Goldman Sachs

Studio agreement to cover 23 films

By JILL GOLDSMITH




Lionsgate is wrapping up a $210 million slate financing pact led by Goldman Sachs in a sign that hedge funds remain attracted to Hollywood - or at least to particular deals -- despite mixed results in 2006.

Separately, Wall Streeters also said that Morgan Stanley is in the market selling a slate financing deal for Paramount Vantage, building on the "Babel" buzz.
The Lionsgate agreement covers 23 films, excluding the "Saw" movie franchise and films from Tyler Perry of "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Madea's Family Reunion" fame. Perry's next pic is "Daddy's Little Girl" due out in February.
Lionsgate will get a distribution fee of 15% -- on the high side for slate deals --- showing just how the mini-studio has impressed Wall Street with its track record and its model of modestly priced pics.
Lionsgate execs declined to comment on the financing.
But people who have spoken with the company say it's been insisting up and down the block that the fresh coin doesn't mean it will abandon its model and launch into the big-budget arena. Investors in any case will have the opportunity to opt out of any picture costing over $50 million. Paramount Vantage parent Paramount Pictures has its own $300 million, 30-picture slate financing pact, Melrose 2, through Dresdner Kleinwort.

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The excluded films are only Saw and Tyler Perry and investors have a right to not approve any film over 50 million. So Punisher is not only NOT excluded but could easily be made for 50 mill or under. Whether or not Lionsgate greenlights this sequel is another thing. Hurry the hell up!

Source: http://www.variety.com

 

[cthulhu]

Show me the money!

 

[Kable24]

LGF can lick my nutsack!!!!!

 

[Advanced Dark]

^ Agreed but it appears they're gonna be the ones to do it and they did finally find a great writer for the film. Now they have the funds up to 50 million per pic without the ability for investors to opt out. This is a good landscape for the movie. Let's see what happens next.

Let's assume a late 08 or anytime 09 pic.

 

[Kable24]

They have peckered around for to long with it. I'm wondering if they are even going to go through with it now. And if they let the rights revert back to Marvel, will Marvel even do a Punisher sequel?

 

[batman7289]

screw lgf.

 

[Advanced Dark]

If Marvel got the rights back they'd be on it but I think LGF will have it in theatres no later than 09.

 

[ObakeTora]

LGF can lick my nutsack!!!!!

not after it licks mine first.

 

[Advanced Dark]

Updated. Deal closed...money's in place. No way Punisher 2 money is not included here as it's filming this year or bust.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117965918.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

 

[SWAT]

Bust-Bust-Bust!!

 

[Neo_aa]

But the deal excludes Lionsgate franchise pics such as the upcoming "Saw 4" and movies from Tyler Perry.

Just speculation but a Punisher sequel could be roped in with "franchise pics."

 

[Punisher 04]

Remember this:
LGF's 2005 Fiscal 3Q Analyst Call:

Moderator
We do have a question from the line of David Miller with Sanders

Morris Harris.
Please go ahead.

D. Miller
Good morning, guys, three questions. First of all, there was an extra $10 million in distribution and marketing expense in the quarter relative to what we had modeled. Did that have anything to do with extra P&A that you guys may have thrown into SAW during the quarter and/or The Open Water DVD? If you could just flush that out for me, that would be great.

Also, Steve, maybe for you, where do you guys stand on The Punisher 2 negotiations, if anywhere? Curious as to whether or not there is going to be a Punisher 2. Then, Michael, maybe for you, where do you guys stand, if anywhere, on the development of a horror channel or perhaps a horror network on the digital cable tier? Thank you.

J. Feltheimer
I haven’t really looked at your model, David, but my guess is that you’re probably right. I believe in the quarter the SAW P&A was about $20.3 million, Open Water $5 or $6 million, so you could compare that to your model.

D. Miller
You just answered it.

J. Feltheimer
There you go. Punisher 2, yes we’ve definitely completed our deal and have basically deals with all of the talent, on screen and off. They’re racing away with a great story. I think the movie has the potential of being better than the first one and it’s just a question of timing, whether we can get it into fiscal ’06 or not.

 

[Neo_aa]

I remember... that's pretty much the most LGF themselves ever said about Punisher 2. Otherwise, the analyst call where they mentioned exploring television possibilities for it, another call where they named it as one of their properties from Marvel (along with the now defunct Black Widow,) and it was reported that they spent a lot of money training people in New Orleans to film there. That's pretty much all the mentions other than interviews, right?

 

[ObakeTora]

I remember... that's pretty much the most LGF themselves ever said about Punisher 2. Otherwise, the analyst call where they mentioned exploring television possibilities for it, another call where they named it as one of their properties from Marvel (along with the now defunct Black Widow,) and it was reported that they spent a lot of money training people in New Orleans to film there. That's pretty much all the mentions other than interviews, right?

Why don't you leak the script you guys said you had?

 

[Arsh]

Why don't you leak the script you guys said you had?

There are enough copies floating around the internet that it's reasonably easy to get your hands on it.

I've read the entire thing (the original draft by Hensleigh for the sequel). It's alright, but there are a few problems with it. Nothing too major, I guess, but it's not as terrible as so many people claimed... my only guess is that they took the original draft, and altered it so much that it didn't resemble anything like the original. The original is a decent script, albeit with problems. Some stuff with characterization, and some incredibly unrealistic stuff near the end, that while sorta amusing, doesn't fit (It's not GLADIATOR!).

 

[ObakeTora]

There are enough copies floating around the internet that it's reasonably easy to get your hands on it.

I've read the entire thing (the original draft by Hensleigh for the sequel). It's alright, but there are a few problems with it. Nothing too major, I guess, but it's not as terrible as so many people claimed... my only guess is that they took the original draft, and altered it so much that it didn't resemble anything like the original. The original is a decent script, albeit with problems. Some stuff with characterization, and some incredibly unrealistic stuff near the end, that while sorta amusing, doesn't fit (It's not GLADIATOR!).

Ive always wanted to read it. Unless its taboo to discuss here where can I find the script?

 

[Chucktallica101]

Show me the money!

Show me Tom Jane as Pun II

 

[Kable24]

Ive always wanted to read it. Unless its taboo to discuss here where can I find the script?

I have Hensleighs script if you want me to send it to you.

 

[Advanced Dark]

From what I understand Hensleighs script is still part of the current one. It's been retouched by lots of different writers though.