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| name = Lantern Entertainment, LLC
| logo = Lantern_Entertainment.svg
| type = [[SubsidiaryPrivately held company|Private]]
| founded = {{start date and age|July 16, 2018|df=yes}}
| founders = {{ubl|Andy Mitchell<br>|Milos Brajovic}}
| hq_location_city = [[Dallas, Texas]]
| hq_location_country = United States
| industry = {{ubl|[[Film industry|Film]] <br/> |[[Television industry|Television]]}}
| products = [[Film|Motion pictures]]
| key_people = {{ubl|Andy Mitchell (co-[[President (corporate title)|president]])<br>|Milos Brajovic (co-president)}}
| num_employees = 50<ref name="thr">{{cite news |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |title=Weinstein Co. Saga Comes to an End as $289 Million Sale to Lantern Closes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-lantern-sale-closes-ending-chapter-movie-company-1126833 |access-date=July 28, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 16, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718022555/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-lantern-sale-closes-ending-chapter-movie-company-1126833 |archive-date=July 18, 2018 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
| divisions = {{ubl|Lantern Television<br>|[[Spyglass Media Group]] (majority stake)}}<ref name="vty">{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |title=Gary Barber Teams With Lantern Entertainment to Launch Spyglass Media Group |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/gary-barber-lantern-weinstein-company-mgm-1203162530/ |access-date=March 13, 2019 |work=Variety |date=March 13, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> (majority stake)
| predecessor = {{ubl|[[The Weinstein Company]]<br> (2005–2018)|[[Dimension Films]] (library)}}
| successor =
| num_employees_year = 2018
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| website = {{official URL}}
}}
'''Lantern Entertainment, LLC''' is an American independent [[Film studio|film]] and [[Television studio|television]] studio. It was formed by Lantern Capital Partners afteron itJuly acquired16, 2018.

The studio was formed from the acquired assets of [[The Weinstein Company]] (TWC) onin Julya 16,bankruptcy 2018,auction. afterTWC thefiled latter company'sfor bankruptcy filing (which wasas a result of co-founder [[Harvey Weinstein]] being [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases|convicted of sexual harassment, assault, and rape]]). Lantern Entertainment is a separate company unaffiliated with the Weinsteins and purchased the entire assets of the former studio in a bankruptcy auction.<ref name="chmielewski">{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/lantern-entertainment-closes-289-million-acquisition-weinstein-co-s-assets-1202427141/|title=Lantern Entertainment Closes $289 Million Acquisition of The Weinstein Co.'s Assets|last=Chmielewski|first=Dawn C.|date=2018-07-16|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-10-20|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724101524/https://deadline.com/2018/07/lantern-entertainment-closes-289-million-acquisition-weinstein-co-s-assets-1202427141/|archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
 
== History ==
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== Assets ==
{{unsourced section|date=July 2020}}
=== Current ===
'''Motion pictures'''
* [[Spyglass Media Group]] (with [[Lionsgate]], [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[Cineworld]] and Eagle Pictures)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Spyglass Media |title=SPYGLASS MEDIA GROUP LAUNCHES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LANTERN ENTERTAINMENT AND GARY BARBER Eagle Pictures and Cineworld Group Invest As Strategic Partners |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/SPYGLASS_MEDIA_GROUP_LAUNCHES_IN_PARTNERSHIP_WITH_LANTERN_ENTERTAINMENT_AND_GARY_BARBER_Eagle_Pictures_and_Cineworld_Group_Invest_As_Strategic_Partners/prweb16166360.htm |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=www.prweb.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Trey |date=2019-03-13 |title=Lantern Entertainment Partners With Gary Barber to Launch Spyglass Media Group |url=https://www.thewrap.com/lantern-entertainment-partners-with-gary-barber-to-launch-spyglass-media-group/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Spyglass Media Group]] (with [[Lionsgate]], [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], [[Cineworld Group]] and Eagle Pictures)
 
'''Television'''
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=== Content libraries ===
* [[List of The Weinstein Company films|The Weinstein Company film library]] (also includes the post 2005 [[Dimension Films]] library; most of these were sold to [[Lionsgate]] through [[Spyglass Media Group]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chmielewski |first=Dawn C. |date=2018-07-16 |title=Lantern Entertainment Closes $289 Million Acquisition of The Weinstein Co.'s Assets |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/lantern-entertainment-closes-289-million-acquisition-weinstein-co-s-assets-1202427141/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
=== Former ===
* Radius – dormant; folded into Lantern Entertainment
* [[Dimension Films]] – defunct; now as an in-name-only unit subsidiary<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |date=2018-07-16 |title=Weinstein Co. Saga Comes to an End as $289 Million Sale to Lantern Closes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/weinstein-lantern-sale-closes-ending-chapter-movie-company-1126833/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dimension Films]] – defunct; now as an in-name-only unit subsidiary
 
== Radius ==
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| foundation = 2012
| defunct = 2018
| successors = Library: [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] (excluding ''[[Monsters: Dark Continent]]'', owned by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]])
| key_people =
| location_city =
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'''Radius''' (stylized as '''RADiUS'''; formerly '''Radius-TWC''') is a dormant film label toby Lantern Entertainment, formerly to TWC's division, for distribution of multi-platform video-on-demand and theatrical productions. It was launched in 2012 by Tom Quinn and Jason Janego, and specialized in niche and independent films rather than those aimed at mainstream audiences.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/radius-twc-tom-quinn-jason-janego-resign-1201557472/ |title=Tom Quinn and Jason Janego Exit Radius-TWC (EXCLUSIVE) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012508/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/radius-twc-tom-quinn-jason-janego-resign-1201557472/ |archive-date=January 26, 2018 |url-status=live |work=Variety |author1=Ramin Setoodeh |author2=Brent Lang |date=August 5, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Zeiser2015">{{cite book|author=Anne Zeiser|title=Transmedia Marketing: From Film and TV to Games and Digital Media|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=so_wCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA333|date=19 June 2015|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-134-74622-4|pages=333–|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225212141/https://books.google.com/books?id=so_wCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA333|archive-date=February 25, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

{{As of|2018}}, Radius had released about 35 films,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thewrap.com/it-follows-expands-as-radius-twc-bets-on-box-office-over-vod/ |title='It Follows' Expands as Radius-TWC Bets on Box Office Over VOD |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223101131/http://www.thewrap.com/it-follows-expands-as-radius-twc-bets-on-box-office-over-vod/ |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live |work=The Wrap |author=Todd Cunningham |date=March 19, 2015 }}</ref> including ''[[Bachelorette (film)|Bachelorette]]'', ''[[Butter (2011 film)|Butter]]'', ''[[20 Feet from Stardom]]'', ''[[Only God Forgives]]'',<ref name="LatoreWorthington">{{cite book|author1=Jared Latore|author2=Clint Worthington|title=Alcohollywood - Our Year in Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grk1BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA87|date=January 2014|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-304-73128-9|pages=87–|access-date=November 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225205543/https://books.google.com/books?id=grk1BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA87|archive-date=February 25, 2017|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''[[Lovelace (film)|Lovelace]]'', ''[[All the Boys Love Mandy Lane]]'', ''[[Man of Tai Chi]]'', ''[[Fed Up (film)|Fed Up]]'', ''[[Snowpiercer]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-overnight-crosses-1-million-in-digital-on-demand-revenue-exclusive-1201609664/ |title='The Overnight' Crosses $1 Million in Digital, On-Demand Revenue (EXCLUSIVE) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012457/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-overnight-crosses-1-million-in-digital-on-demand-revenue-exclusive-1201609664/ |archive-date=January 26, 2018 |url-status=live |work=Variety |date=October 4, 2015 |author=Brent Lang }}</ref> ''[[Citizenfour]]'', ''[[Horns (film)|Horns]]'', ''[[The Last Five Years (film)|The Last Five Years]]'', and ''[[It Follows]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/it-follows-box-office-radius-twc-highest-grossing-release-162208/ |title='It Follows' on Track to Be Radius-TWC's Highest-Grossing Release |work=Variety |date=March 29, 2015 |author=Brent Lang }}</ref>
 
In August 2015, both Quinn and Janego left the company,<ref>{{Cite web |lastlast1=Lang |firstfirst1=Ramin Setoodeh,Brent |last2=Setoodeh |first2=Ramin |last3=Lang |first3=Brent |date=2015-08-05 |title=Tom Quinn and Jason Janego Exit Radius-TWC (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/radius-twc-tom-quinn-jason-janego-resign-1201557472/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> with Quinn later founding [[Neon (company)|NEON]] with [[Tim League]] in 2017. NEON is set to produce a sequel to ''It Follows'', a film originally distributed by Radius. Filming would begin in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-10-30 |title='It Follows' Sequel 'They Follow' With Maika Monroe Launches At AFM Via Neon |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/it-follows-sequel-they-follow-maika-monroe-1235587429/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== Filmography ==