TOTAL LICENSING AUSTRALIA where it played to London’s West End and on Broadway. In April, The Gruffalo Spotters App will launch at Australia’s Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary – initially developed in-conjunction with Forestry UK and nominated for a BAFTA Award, it has been downloaded over 450K times and enjoyed 2M visitors over the partnership term of 10 months. The anniversary will include new branded merchandise ranges for this treasured childhood classic.
Disenchantment – Genius of Matt Groening on Netflix Following the successful 2018 debut of its animated series DISENCHANTMENT, Bapper Entertainment has signed Merchantwise Licensing for licensing and merchandising representation in Australia and New Zealand. DISENCHANTMENT is an adult animated comedy series from the mind of Matt Groening. The series takes place in the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland. It follows the adventures of a hard-drinking princess named Bean, her diminutive companion Elfo, and her personal demon Luci. Along the way, the oddball trio encounter ogres, sprites, harpies, imps, trolls, walruses, and lots of human fools. The series currently streams on Netflix worldwide in 27 languages. The series launched August 2018, with 20 episodes. Netflix has ordered a second full season.
In 2019, Sony Pictures is offering a host of licensing opportunities covering some of the most exciting and anticipated motion picture and television events of the year!
The Men in Black Are Back The Men in Black are headed back to the big screen June 2019 in Men in Black™: International. A continuation of the popular franchise, this instalment stars Chris Hemsworth,
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Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rafe Spall, introducing Laurent Bourgeois & Larry Bourgeois with Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson. The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. Men in Black: International is directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway based on the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham. The film is produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie McDonald. Steven Spielberg, E. Bennett Walsh and Barry Sonnenfeld serve as executive producers. The global film franchise has been an expansive brand for the last 20 years and promises the next instalment will be full of new twists, global locations, aliens, vehicles and gadgetry – and to date, already 42 licensees around the world are on-board including video games, toys and collectibles, publishing and action figures. Men in Black: International makes its way to Australian cinemas on June 13, 2019 and in North American theatres on June 14, 2019.
Charlie’s Angels – The Angels are back Good morning, Angels! Elizabeth Banks directs the next generation of Angels – Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska – working for the mysterious Charlie. In the new film, the Townsend Agency has gone global, providing security and intelligence services to a wide variety of private clients with highly-trained teams worldwide – that is, multiple teams of Angels, guided by multiple Bosleys. The screenplay is by Elizabeth Banks and Craig Mazin and the story by David Auburn and Elizabeth Banks. The film is produced by Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Elizabeth Cantillon and Doug Belgrad. Matthew Hirsch, Leonard Goldberg, Drew Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen serve as executive producers. In addition to the new angels, the film also stars Elizabeth Banks, Djimon Hounsou, Noah Centineo, Sam Claflin and Patrick Stewart. Charlie’s Angels makes its way to Australian cinemas on October 24, 2019 and North American theatres on November 1, 2019.
Zombieland 2 – Cult Classic Returns A decade after Zombieland became a hit film and a cult classic, the lead cast (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone) have reunited with direc-