“Respected Lionsgate Executive Jason Constantine Has Died at Age 55 After A Long Battle With Cancer, The Studio AnnounCed Thursday. The Executive Was A Fixture on the Festival Circuit and A Major Player in the Acquisitions Space for Years. HE STARTED HIS CAREER MORE THAN 25 Years Ago at Trimark Pictures, The Predecessor Company of”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
The Executive Was A Fixture on the Festival Circuit and A Major Player in the Acquisitions Space for Years. He Started His Career More than 25 Years Ago at Trimark Pictures, The Predecessor Company of Lionsgate, WHERE HE Served As Director of Acquisitions and rose-Praugh The Ranks to Lionsgate Motion Picture Group.
He was an early champion of Saw and Pushed for the Studio to Acquire The Project After Viewing the Short film from then-bunkNwn Director James Wan and Writer-Star Leigh Whannell. The Franchise Has Grossed More Than $ 1 Billion at the Box Office, As Has the John Wick Series, Who Came Under Constantine’s Tenure.
HE ALSO WORKED ON The Expendables Franchise; Best Picture Winner Crash; Lee Daniels’ Oscar-Winning PreciousNominated for Five Academy Awards and Winner of Two Oscars; and Rian Johnson’s Knives Outwhosh was a Sleeper Hit at the Box Office.
“WITH HIS FEARLESS SPIRIT, Creative Energy and Ending Talent Relationships, Jason Embodied The Very Best of Our Studio and Our Industry. His Influce Will. Franchises, “Lionsgate Said in A Statement. “His Career Was Built AUND of the Principles that A Great Idea Can Come from AnyWhere, A Box Office Triumph is Meant To Be Shared by An Entire Team and Our Creat. passing of a highly respected Executive, A Trusted Partner and A Cherished Friends, and We Extend Our Deepest Condolences to His Wife Kristin, His Three Children and His Entire
Constantine Was A Native of California, Earning His Ba from PrinCton University and His Mfa in Film Production from Loyola Marymount University. He was a movie Buff, Known for an Encyclopedic Knowledge of Factors and Figures About Films.
His Family Asks that in Lieu of Flowers, Mourners Consider A Donation to Fund The Brain Cancer Research of His Neurosurgeons, Dr. Michael Lim at Stanford and Dr. Tim Cloughsy and Dr. Robert Chong at UCLA.
He is survied by his wife, kristin, and his sons, lucas, nicholas and xander.