INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY · 2026
Fantasy / Sci-Fi franchises, built from the
world’s best-selling books.
Erik Martin, President
erik@cosmicstudiospictures.com
cosmicstudiospictures.com
COSMIC STUDIOS
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OUR THESIS
Building billion-dollar
franchises from
best-selling books
Millions of readers already love these worlds. We
acquire the IP, bring them to the big screen, then
develop films, series, gaming platforms and licensing
around them.
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THE TEAM
Leadership
David Ellender
Universal · Fremantle
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Former CEO of Universal Studios TV and of Fremantle, one
of the most successful TV studios in history.
Yanis Nebti
Technicolor · MPC
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
A decade in VFX and 3D animation on The Batman, The
Lion King (2019) and Marvel’s What If…?, leading artists
worldwide.
Erik Martin
Gateway Entertainment
PRESIDENT
25 years producing, directing and writing films, with deep
world-building craft in action, fantasy and horror.
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THE STUDIO
The opportunity
$90M
Cosmic Studios is the only independent studio
focused solely on
$90M fantasy and sci-fi films.
5
Less competition:
the big five studios are our only
rivals
on the big screen each year.
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THE MODEL
The Cosmic model
One best-selling book becomes a universe. The
flagship film opens five more ways to earn from the
same world.
THE FLAGSHIP FILM
SEQUELS
The saga continues
SERIES
Long-form streaming
GAMES
Console and mobile
LICENSING
Toys and merchandise
SPIN-OFFS
New heroes, one world
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THE MODEL
IP ownership
We acquire the rights to best-selling fantasy and sci-fi books,
stories on the scale of The Lord of the Rings, and position them
for theatrical release.
A proven track record
01
Millions of copies sold before a single frame is shot.
An established fan base
02
Audiences that already know and love these worlds and want
the see them come to life.
Rights we own
03
Owning the IP keeps sequels, series and licensing within the
studio.
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PROSPECTIVE RIGHTS
The IP pipeline
Best-selling, acquirable worlds wanting to be build into franchises.
The Priory of the Orange Tree
I
Samantha Shannon
The Name of the Wind
II
Patrick Rothfuss
The Way of Kings
III
Brandon Sanderson
A Wizard of Earthsea
IV
Ursula K. Le Guin
Assassin’s Apprentice
V
Robin Hobb
The Discworld series
VI
Terry Pratchett
Eragon
VII
Christopher Paolini
The Wheel of Time
VIII
Robert Jordan
Illustrative targets only. Each has an existing fan base and
millions of copies sold; rights not yet acquired.
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THE PROOF
Franchise box office
Strong world-building allows one property to carry film sequels
and multiple TV series.
Star Wars
13 films
$10.7B
Harry Potter universe
11 films
$9.7B
Pirates of the Caribbean
5 films
$4.5B
The Hunger Games
5 films
$3.3B
The Lord of the Rings
3 films
$3.0B
Star Trek
13 films
$2.3B
Worldwide box office, all films, nominal dollars. Sources:
Box Office Mojo via Wikipedia; SlashFilm (Sept 2026).
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THE PROOF
The precedent
$3.0B
worldwide from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Each
film out-earned the previous.
$899M
Fellowship of the Ring
2001
$949M
The Two Towers
2002
$1.15B
The Return of the King
2003
Worldwide box office including re-releases. Source: Box Office Mojo via
Wikipedia (Sept 2026).
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THE DEAL
The finance plan
A
$90M budget
per film. Only $20M of it is equity that has to be paid back.
TOTAL BUDGET $90M
$90M
$50M
Tax Credit
Production incentive. Not repaid.
Shooting internationally allows us to get multiple tax
breaks from multiple levels of government agencies.
$20M
Streaming Rights
Paid by streaming platforms. Not repaid.
$10M
Pre-Sales
Pre-selling distribution rights to countries & International
regions.
$10M
Equity
The only up front capital needed.
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THE DEAL
Two ways to invest
OPTION 1
Invest in the studio
$15M
Common stock in Cosmic
Studios at a $50M valuation.
OPTION 2
Invest in the film
$10M
Raising $10M to complete the
$90M budget of a fantasy
feature.
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THE PROOF
Hits made for $90M
Four fantasy and sci-fi hits of the last decade, each made for roughly one Cosmic budget.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
10.7×
$90M
Budget
$404.5M
Domestic box office
$962.5M
Worldwide box office
Logan (2017)
6.4×
$97M
Budget
$226.3M
Domestic box office
$619.2M
Worldwide box office
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
4.4×
$90M
Budget
$190.2M
Domestic box office
$394.9M
Worldwide box office
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
3.8×
$85M
Budget
$149.0M
Domestic box office
$319.7M
Worldwide box office
Bars share one scale — grey = budget · gold = domestic · cream = international; gold + cream = worldwide.
The multiple is worldwide box office over budget.
Source: Box Office Mojo · nominal dollars · illustrative comparisons
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FOR INVESTORS
Investor perks
Beyond the financial return, investors get closer to the
work.
01
Invitations to private screenings
02
Executive producer credit
03
Investor briefings
04
Set visits & behind-the-scenes access
05
Early access to new projects
06
Priority participation in future offerings
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TALENT
Casting ambitions
The calibre of ensemble we have access to for our films.
01
Leonardo DiCaprio
02
Margot Robbie
03
Denzel Washington
04
Zendaya
05
Tom Cruise
06
Florence Pugh
07
Brad Pitt
08
Emma Stone
09
Morgan Freeman
10
Scarlett Johansson
11
Dwayne Johnson
12
Anya Taylor-Joy
13
Matt Damon
14
Emily Blunt
15
Robert Downey Jr.
16
Jennifer Lawrence
17
Ben Affleck
18
Meryl Streep
19
Johnny Depp
20
Sydney Sweeney
Aspirational only. No actor named here is attached to, or affiliated with, Cosmic Studios.
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THE INVITATION
Own the next
global fantasy
franchise
Built from books readers already love, and
made to last for decades.
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NEXT STEP
Book a call
Schedule a 30-minute meet-and-greet with our team,
any time, to find out more.
info@cosmicstudiospictures.com
erik@cosmicstudiospictures.com
OFFICES
Los Angeles
633 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071
4441 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
Miami Beach
1 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5J 2P1
Toronto
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