processes, Michael's widow Gretchen restored these films in 2004 and released them through a distribution deal with Paramount Pictures in 2005. Although now released by Paramount, the Batjac films originally distributed by Warner Bros. still retained their original "WB Sheild" logos, as part of a cross-licensing deal between the two companies- which also permitted the use of the original Paramount Pictures logos on the Warner-owned Fleischer/Famous Studios Popeye the Sailor cartoons. List of Batjac productions List of John Wayne productions at Republic Pictures John Wayne served as Producer for Republic Pictures on the following films, prior to the founding of Wayne-Fellows/Batjac Productions in 1952. Film production companies of the United States Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles Mass media companies established in 1952 1952 establishments in California John Wayne American independent film studios