{"id":18737,"date":"2020-06-19T09:35:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T13:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/john-landis-joins-stan-lees-superhero-kindergarten-team\/"},"modified":"2020-06-19T10:12:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:12:18","slug":"john-landis-joins-stan-lees-superhero-kindergarten-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/john-landis-joins-stan-lees-superhero-kindergarten-team\/","title":{"rendered":"John Landis Joins Stan Lee\u2019s Superhero Kindergarten Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Landis (<em>Animal House<\/em>,<em> Coming to America<\/em>) has joined forces with Arnold Schwarzenegger and the production team behind Genius Brands International\u2019s <em>Stan Lee\u2019s Superhero Kindergarten<\/em> children\u2019s series.<\/p>\n<p>Landis will direct the action-adventure comedy series co-created by the late Stan Lee, which features Schwarzenegger lending his voice as the lead character. Landis also serves as a co-producer on <em>Stan Lee\u2019s Superhero Kindergarten<\/em>,\u00a0along with China\u2019s Alibaba Group, Stan Lee\u2019s POW! Entertainment and Schwarzenegger\u2019s Oak Productions. Fabian Nicieza (<em>Deadpool<\/em>) developed the series, with scripting by Steven Banks (<em>SpongeBob SquarePants<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Further, Landis has joined Genius Brands\u2019 development team to help create a live-action series and a feature film spin-off of <em>Stan Lee\u2019s Superhero Kindergarten<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Heyward, Genius Brands chairman and CEO, said: \u201cWhen one has a property of this magnitude, we will quickly pursue development of a live-action feature spin-off as we work to maximize the value of the brand. Today\u2019s announcement reflects a core element of our strategy for Genius Brands and Kartoon Channel!\u2014recruiting the industry\u2019s top proven and emerging talent to ensure that we are steadily building a content offering that is second to none. We believe that this approach, in combination with our excellent distribution deals and licensing agreements, is a pathway for Genius Brands to drive strong revenue and create long-term shareholder value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Landis said: \u201cI am honored to work with Andy and Arnold for the first time in bringing Stan\u2019s vision to life with this action-packed series infused with comedy and heart.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Landis (Animal House, Coming to America) has joined forces with Arnold Schwarzenegger and the production team behind Genius Brands International\u2019s Stan Lee\u2019s Superhero Kindergarten children\u2019s series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":18738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[5520,4911],"class_list":["post-18737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-john-landis","tag-stan-lees-superhero-kindergarten","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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