Iconic Film Director John Landis Joins Arnold Schwarzenegger and Genius Brands International on the Recently Greenlit Childre...
June 18 2020 - 08:30AM
Today Genius Brands International (“Genius Brands”) (NASDAQ: GNUS)
announced that
John Landis, legendary
multi-award-winning director and producer of blockbuster hits such
as Trading Places, Animal House, Blues Brothers, Three Amigos,
Beverly Hills Cop 2, Coming to America, and the Honey I Shrunk The
Kids TV series, will join
Arnold Schwarzenegger
and the production team behind Genius Brands’ new children’s
animated series,
Stan Lee’s Superhero
Kindergarten.
Landis will direct Schwarzenegger, who lends his
voice to the starring role of the action-adventure comedy series
co-created by Stan Lee as one of his final
projects. He also serves as co-producer, along with China’s Alibaba
Group (NYSE:BABA), Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment, and
Schwarzenegger’s Oak Productions. Co-creator of Deadpool,
Fabian Nicieza has developed the series, with
scripting by Steven Banks (SpongeBob SquarePants).
Landis has also joined Genius Brands’
development team to help create a live-action series and feature
film spin-off of Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten.
“When one has a property of this magnitude, we
will quickly pursue development of a live-action feature spin-off
as we work to maximize the value of the brand,” said Genius Brands
Chairman & CEO Andy Heyward. “Today’s announcement reflects a
core element of our strategy for Genius Brands and Kartoon
Channel!--recruiting the industry’s top proven and emerging talent
to ensure that we are steadily building a content offering that is
second to none. We believe that this approach, in combination
with our excellent distribution deals and licensing agreements, is
a pathway for Genius Brands to drive strong revenue and create
long-term shareholder value.”
“I am honored to work with Andy and Arnold for
the first time in bringing Stan’s vision to life with this
action-packed series infused with comedy and heart,” commented John
Landis.
Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten will
debut on Genius Brands’ recently-launched Kartoon
Channel! in Q1 2021. It will also be broadcast on Amazon Prime
in the U.S., and Alibaba in China on its video streaming platform
for kids, Youku. Concurrently, Genius Brands is actively marketing
a full-scale global consumer products retail program anchored with
toys, publishing, and apparel.
About Genius Brands
InternationalGenius Brands International, Inc. (Nasdaq:
GNUS) is a leading global kids media company developing, producing,
marketing and licensing branded children’s entertainment properties
and consumer products for media and retail distribution. The
Company’s award-winning ‘content with a purpose’ portfolio
includes Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold
Schwarzenegger; Rainbow Rangers for Nick Jr.; Llama
Llama, starring Jennifer Garner, for Netflix; award-winning
toddler brand Baby Genius; adventure comedy STEM
series Thomas Edison's Secret Lab; entrepreneurship
series Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club;
and Stan Lee's Cosmic Crusaders, created with Stan Lee's
Pow! Entertainment. Through licensing agreements with leading
partners, characters from Genius Brands’ IP also appear on a wide
range of consumer products for the worldwide retail marketplace.
The Company’s Genius Brands Network of channels, including Kid
Genius Cartoon Channel, Baby Genius TV, and Kid Genius
Plus!, are available on over 200M mobile devices and in over
100M U.S. television households via a multitude of distribution
platforms, including Comcast, Cox, DISH, Amazon
Prime, Sling TV, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and more. For
additional information, please
visit www.gnusbrands.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements:Certain statements in this press release
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
federal securities laws. Words such as "may," "might," "will,"
"should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate,"
"continue," "predict," "forecast," "project," "plan," "intend" or
similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or
current expectations, are forward-looking statements. While the
Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable,
undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking
statements, which are based on information available to us on the
date of this release. These forward-looking statements are based
upon current estimates and assumptions and are subject to various
risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those set
forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), not limited to Risk Factors relating to its
patent business contained therein. Thus, actual results could be
materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any
obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
MEDIA CONTACT:pr@gnusbrands.com
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A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ea8de787-9630-4c57-a85d-65e930307666
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