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Jules Verne Acquisition 3.1.12
4Kids Entertainment Heads Around The World With Jules Verne!
London, 1st March 2012: 4Kids Entertainment International, the children’s entertainment and merchandise licensing company, today announced it has been appointed the global licensing agent for ‘J.V. The Extraordinary Adventures of Jules Verne’, the brand new action/comedy animation that has been developed by Lux Vide in cooperation with Rai Fiction and Musicartoon.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Jules Verne imagines that the legendary author of classics such as ‘20,000 Leagues under the Sea’, ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ and ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’ actually lived through these experiences as a young man! In the show, Jules is joined by a host of other characters, including the feisty Amelie Lucas, who is the same age as Jules and a born-adventurer, and her father Artemius, an explorer and journalist who employs the young Jules on the editorial staff of his newspaper. Together they battle against the forces of the evil Captain Nemo – the villain of the piece who is intent on taking over the world through his technological genius.
This beautifully animated TV series is comprised of 26x26min episodes, with a target audience of kids 6 – 11, scheduled for a spring 2013 debut. The series boasts wonderful design details and will take kids on an amazing adventure with every episode. Development of the licensing and merchandising programme is set to kick off with the launch of toys, games, interactive and collectables in 2013, followed by back to school, apparel and accessories. A beautiful and fully developed style guide is available to licensees who wish to take advantage of the brand’s significant licensing potential.
Luca Bernabei, Head of Production at Lux Vide, said: “I’m delighted with both the Italian quality of the design and the uniqueness of the stories we have created. Jules Verne’s message and credo to use talents to the best ability is what makes Jules a super hero.”
Matilde Bernabei, President of Lux Vide, adds: “We are very pleased to be working with 4Kids Entertainment who has demonstrated success in kids animation. We are looking forward to developing an exciting licensing programme for Jules Verne together with 4Kids.”
“The Extraordinary Adventures of Jules Verne – combines funny and exciting scripts with sumptuous production values, well developed characters, as well as brand equity for the Jules Verne classic literary works, it is sure to appeal to a broad range of kids,” said Sandra Vauthier-Cellier, Managing Director, 4Kids Entertainment International. “This gives us a solid platform to work from and we are looking forward to presenting the property to the global licensing community.”
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