▁published ▁a ▁ 3 9 4 - page ▁list ▁of ▁credit ors ▁ow ed ▁money ▁from ▁T W C ; ▁including ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁rock ▁music ian ▁David ▁B owie , ▁film ▁director ▁Michael ▁Bay , ▁and ▁former ▁First ▁D augh ter ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Mal ia ▁Ob ama . ▁Several ▁Russian ▁stud ios , ▁including ▁Central ▁Part ners hip , ▁Parad iz ▁and ▁Vol ga , ▁and ▁Tim ur ▁Bek m amb et ov ' s ▁B aze lev s ▁Company , ▁were ▁also ▁ow ed ▁money ▁from ▁the ▁studio . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Lan tern ▁Entertainment ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁responsible ▁for ▁T W C ' s ▁un pa id ▁deb ts . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁The ▁Wein stein ▁Company ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁declared ▁bank rupt cy , ▁and ▁is ▁considering ▁a ▁$ 3 1 0 ▁million ▁st alk ing ▁horse ▁offer ▁with ▁Lan tern ▁Capital . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁bank rupt cy ▁au ction ▁began ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Tw enty - three ▁b idd ers ▁have ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁bu ying ▁certain ▁assets ▁from ▁the ▁studio . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁Mir am ax ▁and ▁Lan tern ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁fr on tr unn ers ▁in ▁the ▁company ' s ▁bank rupt cy ▁sale . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Lan tern ▁lower ed ▁its ▁ac