Rainmaker, POW! Team Up for Stan Lee’s Legion of 5

VACOUVER, April 16: Stan
Lee and his production company POW! Entertainment, along with Brighton
Partners, have come together with Rainmaker Entertainment to launch the new
animated superhero property Legion of 5.

Jointly owned by Rainmaker,
POW! and Brighton, Legion of 5 will
initially be launched through a series of CG-animated films, which Rainmaker
will develop and produce. The property will be bolstered by traditional and electronic comics, games,
merchandising and online and mobile releases. Legion of 5 is the newest superhero franchise from comic-book
creator Stan Lee, whose credits include X-Men, Spiderman, The Fantastic Four and
The Hulk.

“What a kick to be
partnered with the top CG-animation company in the biz!” said Lee, the chairman
of POW! Entertainment. “I can’t wait to have Rainmaker take my newest set of
superheroes and work their animated magic on them. Between Rainmaker and POW!
we hope to offer the public a visually exciting, thrill-a-minute, new type of
entertainment that’ll knock the viewers’ socks off!”

“We are thrilled to be
partnered with Stan Lee, POW! and Brighton on the Legion of 5 property,” commented Rainmaker’s CEO, Warren
Franklin. “These superheroes will reach incredible heights both creatively and
visually.”

"The partners at
Brighton are extremely pleased to be working with the legendary Stan Lee, POW!
and the incredible talent at Rainmaker,” added Cord Beatty, Brighton's managing
partner. “These companies coming together bring strength and credibility to an
exciting new property in Legion of 5."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski