Projects In Development
POW! currently has over 20 projects "in development". The term "in development" can include all the activities required between the inception of the idea, which includes writing and production for a project through to its ultimate distribution.
STRIPPERELLA - An animated series you may have seen on SpikeTV, featuring Pamela Anderson. It is presently being packaged as a DVD and developing licensing and merchandising opportunities.
WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO? - It is a tongue-in-cheek fantasy contest show in partnership with reality guru Bruce Nash ("Meet My Folks" and "Mr. Personality") and comic pioneer Stan Lee. See MTV's casting call for the project.
HEF'S SUPERBUNNIES - POW is partnering with Hugh Hefner, a high profile and globally recognized personality to create a pilot for an animated TV series based on his fictional adventures. POW has also entered into a contract to partner with a well-known animation studio for the production of this Series. Read the E!Online article about Hef's SuperBunnies.
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IDT Entertainment and Stan Lee Sign Agreement to Co-Produce and Distribute Animated Properties for Broadcast and Direct for DVD Distribution
* IDT Entertainment has acquired exclusive distribution rights for all POW! Entertainment animated DVD properties.
* The companies also announced they will co-produce and co-develop a minimum of six animation projects for Direct-to-DVD distribution and broadcast.
According to the terms of the agreement Stan Lee will create original characters for six new animated productions in a series entitled, "Stan Lee Presents." Initial plans have identified direct-to-video and broadcast as potential distribution channels. Read More...
Business Wire)-- Aug. 5, 2004 -- POW! Entertainment, Inc. (PK:POWN), an advanced entertainment and media company, announced today that it has teamed with ibooks and Komikwerks to launch Stan Lee's Sunday Comics. Stan Lee's Sunday Comics is a new online comics subscription service that launched this past week on Komikwerks.com, and was recently announced at the 2004 San Diego Comic-Con. The service is a new business venture involving Stan Lee, Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment, Inc., ibooks, Inc., and Komikwerks, LLC, and will offer online readers access to thousands of pages. Read More...
POW! Entertainment has a production deal with Bruce Willis and Arnold Rifkin's Cheyenne Enterprises to develop the following feature films:
POW! Entertainment has a production deal with MGM and Cheyenne Enterprises to develop the following television shows:
Other Projects
LIVE ACTION FEATURES:
DVD:
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In addition to the foregoing projects that are
actively being promoted and developed by POW, which has over 45 other projects that are either ready for active promotion and development, or that will be ready in the near future.
Why POW! Entertainment?
** Founded by Stan Lee, creator of the modern superhero; Spider-Man, The Hulk, X-Men, etc.
** POW! Entertainment has begun the process to become a fully reporting company.
** There has been a warm reception by the major studios, networks, top screenwriters, directors and actors who have been supporting Pow! Entertainment's projects.
**In the light of all that's been accomplished, Stan enthusiastically declares: "The preliminary work is done. Now it's time to reap the rewards."
About Stan Lee
Stan Lee - Founder Chairman and Chief Creative Officer
Known to millions as the man whose Super Heroes propelled Marvel Comics to its preeminent position in the comicbook industry, Stan Lee's singular co-creations include Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, The Avengers, Silver Surfer and Dr. Strange among many others. Lee first became publisher of Marvel Comics in 1972 and is presently the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Enterprises, Inc. and a member of the Editorial Board of Marvel Comics. In 1977, he introduced Spider-Man as a syndicated newspaper strip that went on to become the most successful of all syndicated adventure strips. Spider-Man now appears in more than 500 newspapers worldwide, still written by Stan -- making it the longest running of all Super Hero strips.
Without question, Stan 'the Man' Lee has exerted more influence over the comic book industry than anyone in history. He created or co-created 90 percent of Marvel's recognized characters, which have been successfully licensed and marketed since 1965. The numbers are staggering -- more than 2 billion of his comicbooks have been published in 75 countries and in 25 languages. In Europe alone, Stan Lee's name appears on over 35 million comics annually. Each year, X-Men sells more than 13 million copies.
In 1981 Stan Lee transformed his Spider-Man and Hulk creations into Saturday morning and syndicated television cartoons. When Marvel Comics and Marvel Productions were acquired by New World Entertainment in 1986, Stan's horizons expanded even further, giving him the opportunity to become more deeply involved in the creation and development of filmed projects for both the big and small screen. He supervised such diverse animated series as X-Men, Spider-Man and The Hulk. To date, Stan's characters have populated over 24 separate television series, all of which continue in syndication around the world. The 1998 hit movie Blade, based on a Marvel character, has inspired an upcoming sequel and plans are underway for a sequel to the mega-hit X-Men: speaking of mega hits, the record of the block buster sensation Spiderman speaks for itself. Additionally, many of Stan's other creations, such as The Hulk, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Dr. Strange, The Mighty Thor and Silver Surfer are in development for motion pictures and TV series. Also, a number of Lee's classic animated series are also available on video, released globally by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The saturation factor is high - the X-Men series has a 90 percent recognition factor among the 30 million American children between the ages of 6 and 14.
Stan Lee's admirers are not limited to the younger generation -- his avowed fans include Presidents (Ronald Reagan once said he started every day reading the Spider-Man newspaper strip and George Bush praised Lee for encouraging and assisting "millions of young people to broaden their own imaginations") and media titans (Steven Spielberg once explained that "Stan and I do the same thing, except for the fact that my pictures move.") and even his competitors ("Most of my generation of writers learned our craft from or through Stan Lee. He's an incredible part of the business," said Paul Levitz, publisher of DC Comics).
Now, despite the incredible record of his past achievements, as we enter the 21st Century, Stan--with the characteristic enthusiasm of a teenager--feels that his creative career is just beginning.
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