POW! Entertainment Inc. (fka POWN)

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Legend Stan Lee to launch superhero franchise
Comic book legend Stan Lee, one of the forces behind Spider-Man and X-Men, is helping to develop a new superhero property, Legion Of 5. His production shingle POW! Entertainment has teamed up with Utah investment firm Brighton Partners and Vancouver-based producer Rainmaker Entertainment to turn the concept into a series of computer-animated films. Details of the characters and story line are being kept under wraps. Rainmaker CEO Warren Franklin reported that the partners are raising about $24 million to get things going. “We are hoping to develop a strong franchise with the characters,” he said. Plans call for Rainmaker to create the look of the characters as well as develop and produce the feature-length computer-animated film properties. A cross-platform approach will include games, online and mobile releases. Merchandising is part of the plan as well.
Separately, Lee has set up three projects at Disney, which houses POW!: Nick Ratchet, following the exploits of a private eye; Blaze, an action adventure; and Tigress (working title), the story of a woman who starts getting tiger-like instincts.
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