Romar Entertainment

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Romar Entertainment
Founded2003
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James Schramm
Billy Zane

Romar Entertainment was a California-based film distribution company founded in 2003 by James Schramm and partnered with Billy Zane in 2005. [1]

Contents

Lawsuit

In 2008 the company was sued by film maker Uwe Boll, in which Boll claimed Romar had failed to properly promote his 2005 film BloodRayne , resulting in its poor box-office performance. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Filmography

Distribution

Production

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References

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