Magic Storm Entertainment

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Magic Storm Entertainment
TypePartnership
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedJune 2011
Founder Stan Lee
Ricco Capital
Panda Media Partners
Headquarters
Key people
Stan Lee, Chairman Emeritus
Eric Mika, CEO [1]
ServicesDevelopment
Owner Ricco Capital
Panda Media Partners
(POW! &
Fidelis Entertainment)
Website MagicStormEntertainment.com

Magic Storm Entertainment is an entertainment company to develop material for the Asia markets. Magic Storm partners are Ricco Capital and Panda Media Partners, a joint venture of POW! and Fidelis Entertainment.

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History

Magic Storm Entertainment was formed as a partnership by Ricco Capital and Panda Media Partners, a joint venture of POW! Entertainment and Fidelis Entertainment, in June 2011 to produce material for Asia. [1] [2] In December, Magic Storm announced screenwriter Dan Gilroy has sign on to write "The Annihilator" (working title) based on a treatment acquired from POW! [3]

In June 2012, Chinese state-run National Film Capital, an entertainment industry fund management company, announced its initial feature film co-production slate with Magic Storm's "The Annihilator" at the top of the list. [4] [5]

Production library

TitleYear(s)TypeProduction
partner(s)
Distributornotes
"The Annihilator" (working title) [3] TBAFilm National Film Capital [4] Dan Gilroy, writer [5]
Barry Josephson, producer [6]

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