Impact finds $40 mil to make 'Pandorum'

November 07, 2008 In Christian Alvart's "Pandorum," Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster play astronauts adrift in an ominous space ship with no escape in sight. Given the current global financing climate -- with banks tightening credit and presales drying up -- it's a scenario many indie producers can relate to. While the sci-fi thriller was financed before the credit crunch, Impact's production model -- which has German parent company Constantin bankrolling Impact productions -- isn't dependent on the peaks and troughs of the global banking sector.

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