Veteran Animation Director Cal Brunker to Helm the Global
Powerhouse Franchise Adaptation
TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2020 /CNW/ - Spin Master Corp.
(TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com), a leading global
children's entertainment company, announced today it is taking its
powerhouse franchise PAW Patrol from the small screen to the big
screen. The major motion picture animated feature film, a Spin
Master Entertainment production in association with Nickelodeon
Movies, will be distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film
is slated to arrive in theaters in August
2021 and will be directed by animation veteran Cal Brunker (Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature;
Escape From Planet Earth).
Spin Master Entertainment's Executive Vice President,
Jennifer Dodge, will produce the
film and Ronnen Harary, Co-Founder
and Co-CEO of Spin Master, Adam
Beder, Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnership &
Franchise Development for Spin Master, and Peter Schlessel will executive produce.
Representing a new chapter for this continually growing
entertainment franchise, the feature film is based on the
award-winning, hit preschool series produced by Spin Master
Entertainment and broadcast globally by Nickelodeon.
"We are thrilled to partner with Paramount and Nickelodeon to
bring the PAW Patrol franchise, and the characters that children
love, to the big screen," said Dodge. "This first foray into the
arena of feature film marks a significant strategic expansion for
Spin Master Entertainment and our properties. This demonstrates our
commitment to harnessing our own internal entertainment production
teams to develop and deliver IP in a motion picture format and
allows us to connect our characters to fans through shared
theatrical experiences."
"Expanding PAW Patrol into the world of theatricals is a
major milestone for this iconic property, and we can't wait for
kids and families everywhere to experience it together,"
said Brian Robbins, President, Kids & Family
Entertainment, ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks. "We are
incredibly excited to work with Spin Master Entertainment and
our sister division Paramount Pictures on this latest title from
the Nickelodeon Movies slate."
"We are thrilled to be distributing this film and sharing
the beloved PAW Patrol universe with audiences
around the globe," said Marc
Weinstock, Paramount's President of Worldwide Marketing and
Distribution, and Mary Daily, Co-
President of Worldwide Marketing and Distribution.
The PAW Patrol movie is the first of a number of feature films
in the works by Spin Master's Entertainment division.
About PAW Patrol
PAW Patrol follows the adventures of a tech-savvy boy named
Ryder and his team of pups who are ready to save the day. Whenever
there's trouble, pups Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Zuma, Rocky and Skye
are ready for action, no matter what comes their way. With a
mission to work together to keep Adventure Bay safe, no job is too
big, and no pup is too small.
Airing in over 160 countries, in 30 languages, PAW Patrol is
consistently ranked as one of, if not the, top-rated preschool
series. Currently entering its seventh season on Nickelodeon, PAW
Patrol's universal messaging resonates with children around the
world and since its launch in 2013, the franchise has won countless
awards.
About Spin Master
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY;
www.spinmaster.com) is a leading global children's entertainment
company that creates, designs, manufactures, licenses and markets a
diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and
entertainment properties. Spin Master is best known for
award-winning brands including Zoomer®, Bakugan®, Erector® by
Meccano®, Hatchimals®, Air Hogs® and PAW Patrol®. Since 2000, Spin
Master has received 110 TIA Toy of The Year (TOTY) nominations with
30 wins across a variety of product categories, including 13 TOTY
nominations for Innovative Toy of the Year. To date, Spin Master
Entertainment has produced nine television series, including the
relaunched Bakugan: Battle Planet and current hit PAW Patrol, which
is broadcast in over 160 countries and territories globally. Spin
Master employs over 1,600 people in countries around the world
including Canada, United States, Mexico, France, Italy, United
Kingdom, Russia,
Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Sweden, the
Netherlands, China,
Hong Kong, Japan, Vietnam and Australia.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its
40th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for
kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first
in everything it does. The brand includes television programming
and production in the United
States and around the world, plus consumer products,
digital, location based experiences, publishing and feature films.
For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com.
Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are
trademarks of ViacomCBS Inc. (Nasdaq: VIACA, VIAC).
About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount
Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of
filmed entertainment, is a unit of ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC; VIACA),
a leading content company with prominent and respected film,
television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a
collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed
entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation,
Paramount Television, and Paramount Players. PPC operations also
include Paramount Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures
International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio
Group.
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