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Founded	2003
Key people	James Schramm; Billy Zane

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

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

Ancient Warriors (2003)
Vlad (2003)
Fish Without a Bicycle (2003)
The Helix...Loaded (2005)
BloodRayne (2005)

Production

No Names (2007)

References

^ Guadiosi, John (August 31, 2005). "Zane's Romar upends output: vows 'radical' new business model.(Billy Zane partners with Romar Entertainment)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
^ Solomons, Jason (3 May 2008). "Trailer Trash: Billy and Boll". The Observer/The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
^ Staff (April 30, 2008). "Uwe Boll sues Billy Zane: Claims lost revenue from 'Bloodrayne'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ Chalk, Andy (May 6, 2008). "Uwe Boll Sues Billy Zane". The Escapist News.
^ Gibson, Ellie (June 7, 2006). "Uwe Boll launches lawsuit Against BloodRayne distributor". News. eurogamer.net. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

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[1] Guadiosi, John (August 31, 2005). "Zane's Romar upends output: vows 'radical' new business model.(Billy Zane partners with Romar Entertainment)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

[2] Solomons, Jason (3 May 2008). "Trailer Trash: Billy and Boll". The Observer/The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

[3] Staff (April 30, 2008). "Uwe Boll sues Billy Zane: Claims lost revenue from 'Bloodrayne'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[4] Chalk, Andy (May 6, 2008). "Uwe Boll Sues Billy Zane". The Escapist News.

[5] Gibson, Ellie (June 7, 2006). "Uwe Boll launches lawsuit Against BloodRayne distributor". News. eurogamer.net. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

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-'''Romar Entertainment''' is a California-based film distribution company founded in 2003 by James Schramm and partnered with [[Billy Zane]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-136263355/zane-romar-upends-output-vows-radical-new-business|title=Zane's Romar upends output: vows 'radical' new business model.(Billy Zane partners with Romar Entertainment)|last=Guadiosi|first=John|date=August 31, 2005|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=8 October 2013}}</ref> In 2008, the company was named in a lawsuit by director [[Uwe Boll]] concerning poor distribution of his box-office failure, [[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/may/04/6|title=Trailer Trash: Billy and Boll|last=Solomons|first=Jason|date=3 May 2008|work=[[The Observer]]/[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=8 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/thr-esq/uwe-boll-believes-billy-zane-62517|title=Uwe Boll Believes Billy Zane Ripped Him Off|last=Gardner|first=Eriq|date=May 1, 2008|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=8 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Chalk|first=Andy|date=May 6, 2008|title=Uwe Boll Sues Billy Zane|journal=The Escapist News|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/83665-Uwe-Boll-Sues-Billy-Zane}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news070606boll|title=Uwe Boll launches lawsuit  Against BloodRayne distributor.|last=Gibson|first=Ellie|date=June 7, 2006|work=News|publisher=eurogamer.net|accessdate=8 October 2013}}</ref>
+'''Romar Entertainment''' was a California-based film distribution company founded in 2003 by James Schramm and partnered with [[Billy Zane]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-136263355/zane-romar-upends-output-vows-radical-new-business|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022053045/http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-136263355/zane-romar-upends-output-vows-radical-new-business|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2013|title=Zane's Romar upends output: vows 'radical' new business model.(Billy Zane partners with Romar Entertainment)|last=Guadiosi|first=John|date=August 31, 2005|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref>
+==Lawsuit==
+{{update-section|date=July 2020}}
+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 (film)|BloodRayne]]'', resulting in its poor box-office performance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/may/04/6|title=Trailer Trash: Billy and Boll|last=Solomons|first=Jason|date=3 May 2008|work=[[The Observer]]/[[The Guardian]]|access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/uwe-boll-sues-billy-zane-110630|title=Uwe Boll sues Billy Zane: Claims lost revenue from 'Bloodrayne'|last=Staff|date=April 30, 2008|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Chalk|first=Andy|date=May 6, 2008|title=Uwe Boll Sues Billy Zane|journal=The Escapist News|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/83665-Uwe-Boll-Sues-Billy-Zane}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news070606boll|title=Uwe Boll launches lawsuit Against BloodRayne distributor.|last=Gibson|first=Ellie|date=June 7, 2006|work=News|publisher=eurogamer.net|access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
 ===Distribution===
-*[[Ancient Warriors (film)|Ancient Warriors]] (2003)
+*''[[Ancient Warriors (film)|Ancient Warriors]]'' (2003)
-*[[Vlad (film)|Vlad]] (2003)
+*''[[Vlad (film)|Vlad]]'' (2003)
-*[[Fish Without a Bicycle]] (2003)
+*''[[Fish Without a Bicycle]]'' (2003)
-*[[The Helix...Loaded]] (2005)
+*''[[The Helix...Loaded]]'' (2005)
-* [[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]] (2005)
+*''[[BloodRayne (film)|BloodRayne]]'' (2005)
 ===Production===
-*[[No Names]] (2007)
+*''[[No Names]]'' (2007)
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20120804012840/http://romar.us/}}
-*[http://www.imdb.com/company/co0139475/?ref_=fn_al_co_1 Romar Entertainment] at [[IMDb]]
+*[https://www.imdb.com/company/co0139475/?ref_=fn_al_co_1 Romar Entertainment] at [[IMDb]]
-*[http://www.romar.us/ Official Website] {{dead link|date=October 2013}}
 [[Category:Film production companies of the United States]]