Republic Pictures

Republic Pictures är ett amerikanskt filmbolag som ägs av Paramount Skydance. Dess logotyp är en Vithövdad havsörn (USA:s nationalfågel) som står på en bergstopp.^[1]

Bakgrund

Republic Pictures grundades 1935 av Herbert J. Yates. Yates ägde filmlaboratoriet Consolidated Film Industries vars kunder var B-filmsbolag som hamnat på obestånd som en följd av depressionen. Yates förvärvade dessa och konsoliderade dem i ett nytt företag med bas på studioanläggningen i Studio City. Republic Pictures var känt för följetongsfilmer och västernfilmer. Från 1950-talet blev Republic en ren distributör.

Genom olika företagsförvärv på 1990-talet kom Republic Pictures att ägas av Viacom, via Blockbuster och Spelling Entertainment, och därmed knytas till Paramount Pictures.^[2]

Paramount återstartade Republic Pictures 2023 som varumärke för inköpta titlar.^[1]

Källor

Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, Republic Pictures, tidigare version.

Noter

^ a b Donnelly, Mark (24 mars 2023). ”Paramount Global Revives Republic Pictures, Historic Home to John Wayne and Orson Welles, as Acquisition Label (EXCLUSIVE)” (på engelska). variety.com. Variety. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paramount-global-revives-republic-pictures-1235563417/. Läst 18 december 2025.
^ ”SCHEDULE 14D-1 TENDER OFFER STATEMENT (AMENDMENT NO. 20) PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND SCHEDULE 13D (AMENDMENT NO. 21) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR PARAMOUNT COMMUNICATIONS INC.” (på engelska). ir.paramount.com. 1993. https://ir.paramount.com/node/57516/html. Läst 18 december 2025. ”Blockbuster owns 2,550,000 shares, and warrants to acquire an additional 810,000 shares, of the common stock of Republic Pictures Corporation ("Republic Pictures"). At October 19, 1993, Blockbuster's investment in Republic Pictures represented approximately 39% of Republic Pictures' outstanding common stock, including shares subject to such warrants. Republic Pictures is engaged in the development and production of television programming and the distribution of this programming and its extensive library of feature films, television movies, mini-series and specials.
On December 8, 1993, Spelling Entertainment and Republic Pictures entered into an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of Spelling Entertainment would merge with Republic Pictures, and, as a result of such merger, Republic Pictures is expected to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Spelling Entertainment.”

Externa länkar

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[Paramount_Global_Revives_Republic_Pictures,_Historic_Home_to_John_Wayne_and_Orson_Welles,_as_Acquisition_Label_(EXCLUSIVE)-1] Donnelly, Mark (24 mars 2023). ”Paramount Global Revives Republic Pictures, Historic Home to John Wayne and Orson Welles, as Acquisition Label (EXCLUSIVE)” (på engelska). variety.com. Variety. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paramount-global-revives-republic-pictures-1235563417/. Läst 18 december 2025.

[2] ”SCHEDULE 14D-1 TENDER OFFER STATEMENT (AMENDMENT NO. 20) PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND SCHEDULE 13D (AMENDMENT NO. 21) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR PARAMOUNT COMMUNICATIONS INC.” (på engelska). ir.paramount.com. 1993. https://ir.paramount.com/node/57516/html. Läst 18 december 2025. ”Blockbuster owns 2,550,000 shares, and warrants to acquire an additional 810,000 shares, of the common stock of Republic Pictures Corporation ("Republic Pictures"). At October 19, 1993, Blockbuster's investment in Republic Pictures represented approximately 39% of Republic Pictures' outstanding common stock, including shares subject to such warrants. Republic Pictures is engaged in the development and production of television programming and the distribution of this programming and its extensive library of feature films, television movies, mini-series and specials.
On December 8, 1993, Spelling Entertainment and Republic Pictures entered into an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of Spelling Entertainment would merge with Republic Pictures, and, as a result of such merger, Republic Pictures is expected to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Spelling Entertainment.”

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