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Crystal Sky Pictures
TypeIndependent
IndustryFilm
PredecessorPaul Entertainment
Founded1991; 32 years ago (1991)
FounderSteven Paul
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Key people
Steven Paul (Chairman/CEO)
Websitecrystalsky.com (archive)

Crystal Sky Pictures is an American independent film production company founded in 1991 and owned by producer Steven Paul,[1] chairman and CEO of Crystal Sky. It supplanted Paul Entertainment, a previous production company that was headed by Stuart and Steven Paul that was formed in the early 1980s.[2] The company's predecessor, Paul Entertainment is planning up a three-picture program by 1988, and Eric Breiman was also on hand that they would run the studio, and would have co-production partner Victory Productions International to create their own feature films.[3]

That develops its own films for production, acquiring the rights to popular video games, comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other brands and supplying the funding for rights, script development, and production.

Films

Year Title Notes
1992 The Double 0 Kid
1999 Baby Geniuses
2001 The Musketeer
2004 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
2005 Solo
2007 Ghost Rider
Bratz
Big Stan Direct-to-video
2008 Doomsday
2009 Opposite Day
Tekken Direct-to-video in North America
Robosapien: Rebooted
2011 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2014 Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge Limited theatrical release in Asia
2016 JL Ranch
2017 Ghost in the Shell Uncredited

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Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2

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Notes and references

  1. ^ "Steven Paul". Variety. 17 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Bo Derek To Flog Film With Paul Entertainment; Voight Now Shareholder". Variety. 1987-02-25. p. 106.
  3. ^ "Paul Entertainment topper is touting 3-picture program". Variety. 1987-10-21. p. 132.

Source: "Crystal Sky Pictures", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 6th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Sky_Pictures.

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