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New Superhero Team from Stan Lee 'Legion of 5' to Debut in CGI Movie
Date: 4/16/2008
According to The Hollywood Reporter Stan Lee?s Pow! Entertainment is working with Brighton Partners and Rainmaker Entertainment to launch a new superhero property, Legion of 5, with a series of feature-length CGI movies. Although no comic spin-offs were mentioned, plans call for a cross-platform approach that will include video games, online and mobile releases, as well as merchandising.


Rainmaker, a Vancouver-based animation company, will create the character design and produce the CGI features. Rainmaker CEO Warren Franklin indicated that the three partners were ponying up $24 million to get the franchise started. Formerly known as Mainframe Entertainment, Rainmaker is currently engaged in turning the first ever CGI animated TV series ReBoot into a trilogy of CGI films.
Source: ICv2