Moritz Borman Dies: Producer On Several Oliver Stone Pics, ‘Terminator’ & ‘The Crow’ Sequels And More Was 71

Moritz Borman, a veteran producer whose credits include several Oliver Stone movies along with Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, The Crow: Salvation and others, died July 1 on the set of his upcoming film in Germany. He was 71.

Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle, his longtime producing partners who were working with Borman on John Lee Hancock’s untitled Monsanto movie for Netflix, said he died of apparent natural causes.

“As both a producer and entrepreneur, Moritz helped shape the landscape of independent filmmaking, building creative and financial bridges between Europe and Hollywood,” the pair said in a statement to Deadline. “He will be remembered not only for his achievements, but also for his generosity, optimism, integrity, and unwavering passion for cinema.” Read their statement in full below.

Along with the Stone-directed Snowden, Alexander, Savages, W. and World Trade Center, Borman’s dozens of producing credits also include such films as Under the Volcano, Mindhunters, K-10: The Widowmaker and Basic Instinct 2, among others.

In 1997, Borman founded Pacifica Pictures, which produced such films as Where the Money Is, Up at the Villa, Philip Noyce’s The Quiet American and Neil LaBute’s Nurse Betty. That film starred Renée Zellweger, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Greg Kinnear and premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, not long after Pacifica merged with Intermedia Films.

Born on April 16, 1955, Borman started out as a TV director and producer in his native Germany before moving to Los Angeles, where he attended the American Film Institute. His first Hollywood feature credit was as a producer on legendary filmmaker John Huston’s 1984 movie Under the Volcano, starring Albert Finney and Jacqueline Bissett.

Borman went on to serve as a producer or executive producer on several other features during the next 35 films. Along with the aforementioned titles, he worked on The Wedding Planner, National Security, The Life of David Gale, Basic, Welcome to Mooseport, Escobar: Paradise Lost, The Little Prince and Playmobil: The Movie, among others.

In 2009, Borman sued his fellow Terminator: Salvation producers Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek and their company Halcyon, claiming breach of contract and failure to pay his producing fees. The suit was settled quickly out of court.

Here is the full statement from Kopeloff and Schulz-Deyle:

It is with profound sadness that we, as Moritz Borman’s longtime producing partners, announce his passing.

Moritz was one of the most accomplished and respected independent producers of his generation. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he produced more than 25 feature films, frequently collaborating with Oliver Stone. Moritz’s films include Under the Volcano, The Quiet American, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, Alexander, World Trade Center, W, Savages, Snowden.

As both a producer and entrepreneur, Moritz helped shape the landscape of independent filmmaking, building creative and financial bridges between Europe and Hollywood. He will be remembered not only for his achievements, but also for his generosity, optimism, integrity, and unwavering passion for cinema.

Most recently, Moritz devoted himself to bringing our upcoming John Lee Hancock feature to the screen. After many years of development, he was immensely proud to see the project finally enter production. We will continue the film in the spirit of excellence and commitment that defined his career, honoring the vision he worked so tirelessly to realize.

Our thoughts are with Moritz’s family, his friends, and the many colleagues around the world whose lives he touched.

His legacy will endure through the films he made, the filmmakers he inspired, and the lasting impact he had on our industry.