Charlie Lyons is a producer and financier of major motion pictures, stage, and television. He is the Managing Partner of Holding Pictures, and a Partner in Beacon CommunicationsThese enterprises have generated over two billion dollars of film revenues, with libraries of over 30 movies. Holding's films include The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Open Range, The Guardian, Firewall, Ladder 49, Raising Helen, A Lot Like Love and PU-239.