TriStar Pictures
film production/distribution studio owned by Sony / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TriStar Pictures, Inc. is an American movie studio and production company. The company is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group. TriStar Pictures is a sister studio of the older Sony studio Columbia Pictures. Sony Pictures Television runs a special label called "TriStar Television" for certain productions.[3]
| Company type | Division[1] |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | March 2, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-03-02) (as Nova Pictures), Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Founder | Victor Kaufman |
| Headquarters | 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Nicole Brown (President)[2] |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Owner | Sony |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Entertainment (Sony Entertainment) |
| Divisions | TriStar Productions |
| Website | sonypictures |
TriStar Pictures was created in 1982 and founded as Nova Pictures by Victor Kaufman, a high-ranking employee at Columbia. He convinced Columbia, CBS, and HBO to give him money for a new studio,[4] and the first movie made by TriStar was The Natural in 1984. After making several successful movies such as the Rambo series, TriStar was eventually combined with Columbia, which in turn was bought by Sony. Despite taking a backseat to Columbia in the present day, TriStar still makes movies once in a while either through TriStar Productions or by releasing movies from other Sony departments.[5][6]