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Jason Constantine Dies: Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-President Was 55
Longtime Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-President Jason Constantine has passed away after a long fight with cancer. He was 55.
Constantine was also involved with The Expendables franchise, Paul Haggis’ Oscar Best Picture winner Crash, Lee Daniels’ Precious, nominated for five Academy Awards and winner of two Oscars, Rian Johnson’s Oscar-nominated $312M-global grossing Knives Out, the Erwin Brothers’ faith-based smash I Can Only Imagine, worldwide action hits The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Kick Ass, Rambo: Last Blood, Angel Has Fallen and the breakout success Plane, critical gems like The Girl With the Pearl Earring, Arbitrage, Margin Call and Dear White People and horror classics including Cabin in the Woods, Cabin Fever and the Rob Zombie Rejects trilogy. His career was built around 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 creative choices need to be bold and daring. We mourn the passing of a highly respected executive, a trusted partner and a cherished friend, and we extend our deepest condolences to his wife Kristin, his three children and his entire family.”
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