In celebration today of the legendary
Stan Lee’s
100th birthday
, Genius Brands
International (NASDAQ:GNUS), the controlling partner of
‘
Stan Lee Universe’, owner of all rights to the
name, voice, likeness, signature, licensing of Stan Lee and certain
post-Marvel IP, signed an agreement to co-executive produce a
documentary on the life of Stan Lee that will debut on
Disney+.
A link to the trailer is available at:
https://vimeo.com/user131041961/stanlee
Additionally, Genius Brands commemorates the special occasion of
the iconic comic book creator with the launch of a new online
store, featuring products from the Stan Lee Centennial Collection
to coincide with Stan Lee’s 100th birthday. The store exclusively
features three Stan Lee collections: Stan Lee
Comic, Stan Lee Retro, and Stan
Lee Centennial, with additional product categories to
debut in 2023. Visit shop.stanlee.com. Additional Stan Lee-branded
products to come to market include apparel from Hot
Topic; bags and backpacks from
Sprayground; collectible figures from Good
Smile; and fine art from Moor Art, as
well as Funko who will be releasing in January
2023 an exclusive Stan Lee collectible figure and boxed t-shirt to
celebrate the Godfather of Comics!
“We are thrilled to celebrate Stan Lee’s 100th birthday today
with multiple initiatives that pay tribute to this true cultural
icon starting with creating a marketplace for his fans and with
telling his fascinating story in the upcoming film premiering on
Disney+,” said Andy Heyward, Chairman & CEO of
Genius Brands
Earlier this month, Genius Brands kicked off the Stan Lee
centennial year with a fan activation at Los Angeles
Comic-Con. Legions of fans lined up to sign a giant
100th Birthday card for Stan, many of which were personal
messages thanking him for the joy he brought to their lives with
what he had created during his lifetime. Unique merchandise
was offered at the show, including an exclusive Stan Lee
collectible figure, which quickly sold out.
Stan Lee was the co-creator of the most successful characters
ever made, including Spider-Man, Iron
Man, Black Panther, The
Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Thor, Silver Surfer,
Ant-Man, Nick Fury, and of course
the #1 movie box-office franchise of all time, The
Avengers. For decades, Stan was the editor and
creative force behind Marvel Entertainment, which was sold to The
Walt Disney Company for $4.4 billion, and has since proved to be
worth many multiples of that amount. About
Genius Brands International Genius 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 IP portfolio of family-friendly content
features the Stan Lee brand, Stan Lee’s Superhero
Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, on Kartoon
Channel!; Shaq’s Garage, starring Shaquille O’Neal, coming to
Kartoon Channel!; Rainbow Rangers on Kartoon Channel! and
Netflix; Llama Llama, starring Jennifer Garner, on Netflix and
more. Recently, Genius Brands entered into an agreement to
acquire Canada’s WOW! Unlimited Media (TSX-V: WOW), which includes
2,500 channels under the Channel Federator Network, and has also
made a strategic investment in Germany’s Your Family Entertainment
AG (FRA:RTV), one of Europe’s largest distributors and broadcasters
of high-quality programs for children and families.
Genius Brands’ Kartoon Channel! is a globally
distributed entertainment platform with 100% penetration in the
U.S. television market and international expansion with launches in
key markets around the world. The channel is available in the U.S.
via a broad range of distribution platforms, including Comcast,
Cox, DISH, Amazon Prime, Amazon Fire, Apple
TV, Apple iOS, Android TV, Android Mobil, Google
Play, Roku, YouTube, KartoonChannel.com, Samsung Smart and LG
TVs, the JetBlue Inflight platform and more. Genius Brands will
soon launch the subscription-based Kartoon Channel! Kidaverse,
featuring metaversal content and over 15,000 animated
titles.
For additional information, please
visit www.gnusbrands.com.
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"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, our ability
to generate revenue or achieve profitability; our ability to obtain
additional financing on acceptable terms, if at all; the potential
issuance of a significant number of shares, which will dilute our
equity holders; fluctuations in the results of our operations from
period to period; general economic and financial conditions; our
ability to anticipate changes in popular culture, media and movies,
fashion and technology; competitive pressure from other
distributors of content and within the retail market; our reliance
on and relationships with third-party production and animation
studios; our ability to market and advertise our products; our
reliance on third-parties to promote our products; our ability to
keep pace with technological advances; our ability to protect our
intellectual property and those other risk factors set forth in the
“Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K and in the Company's subsequent filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). 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.
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