Exclusive: Excelsior! Kartoon Studios and the UK’s Gfm Animation have teamed to develop and produce animated features based on the Stan Lee Universe.
Characters and stories from the Kartoon-controlled Stan Lee Universe will feature in the five pics, which Kartoon and Gfm will develop, finance and produce together.
A team of LA-based writers with previous experience working across Marvel projects has been assembled to develop the first scripts, working alongside Gfm in London and Kartoon in L.A. The first three treatments will be presented to distributors at the Cannes Film Festival.
Lee, who passed away in 2018, is one of the most prolific character creators of all-time. During the time he was Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief, he built the superhero universe known today and made household names of the likes of Spider-Man, Thor, Hulk and the X-Men. He eventually rose to Editorial Director and Publisher and was later named Marvel’s Chairman Emeritus,...
Characters and stories from the Kartoon-controlled Stan Lee Universe will feature in the five pics, which Kartoon and Gfm will develop, finance and produce together.
A team of LA-based writers with previous experience working across Marvel projects has been assembled to develop the first scripts, working alongside Gfm in London and Kartoon in L.A. The first three treatments will be presented to distributors at the Cannes Film Festival.
Lee, who passed away in 2018, is one of the most prolific character creators of all-time. During the time he was Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief, he built the superhero universe known today and made household names of the likes of Spider-Man, Thor, Hulk and the X-Men. He eventually rose to Editorial Director and Publisher and was later named Marvel’s Chairman Emeritus,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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