{"id":13851,"date":"2018-02-07T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T16:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gaumont-scoops-tv-rights-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series\/"},"modified":"2018-02-07T12:20:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T17:20:08","slug":"gaumont-scoops-up-tv-rights-for-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gaumont-scoops-up-tv-rights-for-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaumont Scoops Up TV Rights for Usagi Yojimbo Comic Book Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gaumont has optioned\u00a0<em>Usagi Yojimbo<\/em> from creator, writer and illustrator Stan Sakai, and will develop\u00a0the multi-generational comic book series into an animated TV show.<\/p>\n<p>First published in 1984, the multi-award-winning comic book series will be co-produced by Gaumont, Sakai, James Wan\u2019s Atomic Monster, and Dark Horse Entertainment\u2019s Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg, who will serve as executive producers. Chris Tongue will co-executive produce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Usagi Yojimbo<\/em> has been much sought-after for many years, and we are honored to work with Stan Sakai to translate his multi-generational stories into the first-ever TV series,\u201d commented Gaumont\u2019s president of animation, Nicolas Atlan. \u201c<em>Usagi Yojimbo<\/em>\u2019s blend of history and mythology, clever balance between action and comedy, and real-world touchpoints combined with the supernatural, together with the passionate fan base that Stan has already amassed, makes this an incredibly exciting property to develop with our partners Atomic Monster and Dark Horse Entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe get fan mail from readers of all ages across the globe who have been asking to see Usagi Yojimbo in his own TV series,\u201d added Sakai. \u201cWith Gaumont, James Wan and his team at Atomic Monster and Dark Horse Entertainment, we have the best creative talent on board to bring the adventures I have been creating for over 30 years to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been an admirer of Stan\u2019s comic series for a long time and it\u2019s an honor to have the opportunity to bring this character and the rich world that Stan\u2019s created to life for a new generation,\u201d said Wan of Atomic Monster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve long admired Stan Sakai and his storytelling abilities,\u201d said Richardson, the president of Dark Horse Entertainment. \u201cStan built an amazing world that Dark Horse has enjoyed exploring in comic book form. We\u2019re thrilled to be part of further exploration in a new, exciting medium.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaumont has optioned\u00a0Usagi Yojimbo from creator, writer and illustrator Stan Sakai, and will develop\u00a0the multi-generational comic book series into an animated TV show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":13852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[3439,3440,907,3441,3442],"class_list":["post-13851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-atomic-monster","tag-dark-horse-entertainment","tag-gaumont","tag-stan-sakai","tag-usagi-yojimbo","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gaumont Scoops Up TV Rights for Usagi Yojimbo Comic Book Series - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gaumont-scoops-up-tv-rights-for-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gaumont Scoops Up TV Rights for Usagi Yojimbo Comic Book Series - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gaumont has optioned\u00a0Usagi Yojimbo from creator, writer and illustrator Stan Sakai, and will develop\u00a0the multi-generational comic book series into an animated TV show.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gaumont-scoops-up-tv-rights-for-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-02-07T16:29:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-02-07T17:20:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/UsagiYojimbo-Gaumont-218.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"352\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"290\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gaumont-scoops-up-tv-rights-for-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gaumont-scoops-up-tv-rights-for-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series\/\",\"name\":\"Gaumont Scoops Up TV Rights for Usagi Yojimbo Comic Book Series - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-02-07T16:29:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-02-07T17:20:08+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gaumont-scoops-up-tv-rights-for-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gaumont-scoops-up-tv-rights-for-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/gaumont-scoops-up-tv-rights-for-usagi-yojimbo-comic-book-series\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gaumont Scoops Up TV Rights for Usagi Yojimbo Comic Book Series\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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