Private company

C2 Pictures

Defunct US film and television studio

C2 Pictures was an American independent media-entertainment company that specialized in film and television production. It was founded in 1998 and dissolved in 2008.2 It was founded by Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • Industryfilm industry1
  • HeadquartersSanta Monica1

C2 Pictures was an American independent media-entertainment company that specialized in film and television production. It was founded in 1998 and dissolved in 2008.2

The story

Founded by Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar in 2002.1

The company was established in 1998 by Carolco Pictures co-founders Andrew G. Vajna (who had formed Cinergi Pictures until it folded in this same year) and Mario Kassar. In 1999, VCL Communications and Toho-Towa were attached as partners on the then-upcoming feature film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. The company assigned Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer the right to co-produce Basic Instinct 2. Both sequels were co-produced by international backer Intermedia.

The company's first production was the action comedy film I Spy (2002). Though this film was the company's first, Kassar and Vajna's initial purpose for forming the new company was to resurrect the Terminator franchise. In 2008, the company fell into dormancy and eventually was dissolved.

From Wikipedia’s article on C2 Pictures, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • film

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2002Founded Founded1

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