United Artists

Valkyrie' depicts a heroic side of the German Army in World War II

source: San Luis Obispo Tribune

And they secured financing - an estimated $75 million - from United Artists, the division of MGM then run by Cruise and his producing partner, Paula Wagner. After the filmmakers first obtained permits, in 2007, to shoot scenes at the Messe Berlin, ...

Published Mon, May 18

MGM eyes $3.7 bln debt refinancing-source

source: Reuters

Sale rumors also surfaced last summer with the departure of producer Paula Wagner from MGM's United Artists studio in August. Bankers estimate MGM is paying north of $250 million a year in interest on the debt, which comes due in 2012. Continued...

Published Thu, May 14

Tom Cruise Career Waffles

source: FOX News

Also, "Valkyrie" — which probably cost more like $150 million total when all the bookkeeping is done — brought the end of Cruise’s producing partnership with Paula Wagner and threw his deal with MGM to make movies at their United Artists into question. ...

Published Fri, Mar 20

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source: Conde Nast Portfolio

 NY Read More by Amy Wallace Paula Wagner worked with Tom Cruise for almost three decades, first as his agent, then as his producing partner, and finally as co-owner of United Artists, a long-defunct label that MGM hoped to revitalize. ...

Published Thu, Mar 19

Tom Cruise Reflects On His Career, Kids

source: Hamptons Independents

Cruise also casually mentioned, "I own a piece of United Artists." Back in 2005, Cruise and his partner, Paula Wagner, took over the reins of United Artists ... Tom Cruise's Global Dilemma OK! Magazine Tom Cruise may be sued for copying Hitler”’’s globe in ‘Valkyrie’ Newspost Online

Published Tue, Jan 6

Does Tom Cruise still have it?

source: hamptonroads.com

Cruise reacted by taking a position as head of United Artists, which was seeking to revive itself as a part of MGM. But his producing partner, Paula Wagner, ... Cruise, Singer and McQuarrie discuss 'Valkyrie' Los Angeles Times Failed Plots And Poetry In 'Valkyrie' And 'Defiance' NPR

Published Thu, Dec 25

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source: The #1 Tom Cruise Resource

With producer Paula Wagner, Cruise reformed the United Artists film studio as a boutique label for MGM. Their first film for UA, last year’s “Lions for Lambs,” was a critical and box-office failure and Wagner exited as chief executive ...

Published Tue, Dec 16

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source: The #1 Tom Cruise Resource

It marks the actor’s second film under MGM’s United Artists banner, which he and Paula Wagner took over in late 2006 (she announced over the summer that she was leaving to produce projects independently). source:thebarrieexaminer.com ...

Published Mon, Dec 8