The Halcyon Company

The Halcyon Company

Company type	Private
Industry	Media development, Film production
Founded	2006 (2006)
Founder	Victor Kubicek, Derek Anderson
Defunct	2013 (2013)
Fate	Bankruptcy; assets auctioned
Headquarters	Los Angeles , United States
Key people	Victor Kubicek, Derek Anderson
Products	Films (Cook Off!, Terminator Salvation, In God We Trust), video games

The Halcyon Company was a U.S.-based media development firm managed by Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson, recognized primarily for obtaining worldwide rights to the Terminator series in 2007 and for producing the film Terminator Salvation (2009).

History

Established in 2006 by Kubicek and Anderson, who brought expertise from finance and advertising sectors, the company first created the acclaimed short film Cook Off! before shifting its focus toward securing high-value intellectual properties.

In May 2007, Halcyon acquired comprehensive rights to the Terminator franchise, covering future movie productions, merchandising, licensing, and revenue streams from Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, along with television adaptations such as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Later that year, Halcyon initiated its gaming division, Halcyon Games, which developed a video game based on Terminator Salvation. Additionally, the company obtained first-look options on Philip K. Dick’s literary works with plans to adapt Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, though this collaboration ended in 2009 due to delayed payments.

Warner Bros. secured distribution rights for North America for Terminator Salvation, which commenced production in early 2008 and premiered in May 2009. Despite the film generating profit, Halcyon declared bankruptcy that same year following legal disputes with financiers over unsettled payments. Their intended remake of After the Wedding was canceled, and in 2010 the Terminator rights were auctioned off. Pacificor, a hedge fund and Halcyon's primary creditor, purchased these rights for $29.5 million, eliminating Halcyon's debt to Pacificor while ensuring $5 million from each future sequel would be allocated to satisfy other outstanding obligations.

In 2013, Kubicek and Anderson directed the documentary In God We Trust, which focused on Bernie Madoff’s secretary Eleanor Squillari. That same year, they secured film adaptation rights to Beatrix Ost's memoirs.

Films

• Cook Off! (2006, short)
• Terminator Salvation (2009)
• In God We Trust (2013)