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Brand New for 2025 – Prequels, Sequels and Remakes

2024 was another banner year for reviving franchises and 2025 will continue the trend.
The ultimate question is “Isn’t there any good idea’s being created anymore?”

Q2-

6/6 – Ballerina –

6/13 – How to train your dragon

6/20 – 28 years later

6/27 – Megan 2.0

Q2-

7/2 Jurassic Park Rebirth

7/11 – Superman

7/18 – I know what you did last Summer

Smurfs

7/25 – Fantastic 4 – First Steps

8/1- The Naked Gun

8/8- Freakier Friday

9/5- The Conjuring Last Rites

9/12- Spinal Tap 2

9/26 – The Strangers : Chapter 2

Q4

10/10 – Tron Ares

10/17- Black Phone 2

11/7 – Predator Badlands

11/14 – Now you see me Now you don’t

11/21 – Wicked For Good

Return to Silent Hill

11/26 – Zootopia 2

12/5 – 5 Nights at Freddys 2

12/19 – Avatar Fire & Ash

12/25 – Anaconda

Return of the Living Dead

The Industry does its best to play fair and I recommend going with certainly one of these redo’s and I think the winners are obvious.

Many consumers are looking at older content in entertainment that remind them of happier and simpler times. Tons of Intellectual Properties  are celebrating anniversaries which can be tied into promotionally to aid your promotion or brand in delivering just what shoppers are looking for in a campaign. These anniversary IP’s tend to be open to much more creative process and affordable to partner with.

Here are some thought starters :

Brand Anniversaries in 2025

  • Asmodee – 30

  • “Avatar,” Nickelodeon – 20 Asmodee

  • Baby Shark, Pinkfong – 10

  • “Back to the Future,” Universal Pictures – 40

  • “Bananaman,” Dandy – 45

  •  Barrel of Monkeys, Hasbro – 60

  • Bioworld – 25

  • DC Comics, Warner Bros. Discovery – 90

  • Discovery, Warner Bros. Discovery – 40

  • Disneyland, Calif., The Walt Disney Company – 70

  • “Dora the Explorer,” Nickelodeon – 25

  • Elf on the Shelf, The Lumistella Company – 20

  • Elvis Presley, Authentic Brands Group – 90

  • The Flash, Warner Bros. Discovery – 85

  • Formula 1 – 75

  • “Friday the 13th” – 45

  • G2 – 10

  • Game of Life, Hasbro – 65

  • “Gilmore Girls,” Warner Bros. Discovery – 25

  • “The Goonies,” Warner Bros. Discovery – 40

  • “Green Lantern,” Warner Bros. Discovery – 85

  • “Jaws,” Universal Pictures – 50

  • “Jem & The Holograms,” Hasbro – 40

  • “The Last Kids on Earth,” Thunderbird Entertainment – 10

  • Lionel Trains – 125

  • Mack Trucks – 125

  • Madballs, Cloudco Entertainment – 40

  • M.A.S.K., The Loyal Subjects – 40

  • Mattel – 80

  • Me to You, Carte Blanche Greetings – 30

  • Miffy – 70

  • “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir,” Miraculous Corp.– 10

  • Monopoly, Hasbro – 90

  • Mr. Bean, Banijay – 35

  • Moose Toys – 30

  • Moomin, Rights & Brands – 80

  • “Nana,” Viz Media – 25

  • “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!,” Dr. Seuss Enterprises – 35

  • “One Peice,” Viz Media – 25

  • Operation, Hasbro – 60

  • “Ouija,” Hasbro – 135

  • PAC-MAN, Bandai Namco – 45

  • Peanuts, WildBrain CPLG – 75

  • “Pippi Longstocking,” Rights & Brands – 80

  • The Royal Observatory, Royal Museums Greenwich, Link Licensing – 350

  • Schleich – 90

  • SEGA, SEGA of America – 65

  • “The Sims,” Brandgenuity – 25

  • “Space: 1999,” Gerry Anderson – 50

  • Spirograph, Hasbro – 60

  • Sprinkles – 20

  • TeamTO – 20

  • Thomas the Tank Engine, Mattel – 80

  • “Thunderbirds,” Gerry Anderson – 60

  • “Tom and Jerry,” Warner Bros. Discovery – 85

  • “Toy Story,” Disney – 30

  • Transport for London – 25

  • Trouble, Hasbro – 60

  • United States Postal Service, Global Icons – 250

  • “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?,” Oasis, Global Merchandising Services – 30

  • World of Tanks, Wargaming Group – 15

  • “Zog,” Magic Light Pictures – 15

Do you have a brand or IP with an anniversary in 2025 and beyond? Let us know what you have planned by sending an email to news@licenseglobal.com.

Douglas Haase
Haaseline Entertainment

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Super Hero’s or Saturated Fat

Superhero Movies have been running their course over several decades with many hits, and some misses. Regardless of the outcome of any of these, the heightened awareness attached to these movies is immense. Marvel, DC, & Valiant Entertainment will have have the bulk of the offerings, but the $ attached to making these movies is enormous and can’t be overlooked in your marketing plans.

Here’s quick education for those in the fog. Warner Brothers has the rights to DC Comics  which will have The Batman & The Flash 2022 ,and the #1 hit 2018 Aquaman, Suicide Squad (Justice League ) and  The Flash, Supergirl and Lois & Clark on CW..

Disney owns Marvel, but is watching closely as contracts expire on certain Marvel equities with other major studios. Within that contract Universal has had Hulk, and has a Marvel Island in their theme parks. Marvel has Avengers, Thor, Captain America, Guardians of the Galaxy, Antman and Dr Strange. Disney bought Fox which has given us X-Men Franchise, Deadpool & Fantastic 4 , Daredevil, , Sony gives us Spiderman Homecoming series with newest killing the box office with 1 B in 10 days, MIB  & Venom 2 2021 , Morbius 2022.

Valiant Entertainment’s Bloodshot starring Vin Diesel ,Harbinger, Faith have 6 movies from Sony with more from Paramount.

Hopefully you get my point, that we just can’t ignore them and that the overloaded marketplace can appear to have some saturated fat.

The other reason to love them is that they (in most cases) are “all family” movies which broadens your offerings to your shoppers. All in all these films have sold Billions of $ in merchandise and still rule the buzz meters in social media.

Here’s the scoop most of them are tentpole pictures for their respective studio’s and tend to have plenty of promotional partners.  When researching an opportunity in the Superhero genre, pay specific attention to whom the other licensee’s are, when the movie is released in the calendar are there other events adjacent to the film’s release, and are their physical attributes the characters have that play into your brands ( i.e. color, size, letters etc. )

I have seen very few players in promotion play in all the arena’s Valiant , Marvel & DC have for their properties. I also know from experience that they tend to be a bit greedy as you move from licensed equities within their properties. I am hoping to see a player use all these opportunities to drive an extensive reach to existing and new shoppers. A typical property can have promotional opportunities tied to a movie, TV, print (comics), numerous other new category tie-ins (for your brands) such as theme parks, character /actor appearances etc.

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Take a look at the calendar, and think big. Get your organization to broaden the promotional opportunity offered by these superheros and start realizing super results. Don’t forget you and your brand are quite the hero’s also!!

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For more information on how to morph your brand in a supersize promotion and become a superhero in your company contact Haaseline Entertainment. Let us help you  have a fit brand with no saturated fat , but all the trimmings.

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2025 Tentpoles

Haaseline Entertainment always loves to give our picks for tentpole efforts for each year. 2025 will have a full slate of winners and the box office should build strong momentum thru July just in time for Back to School.

As always we prefer programs that capture a theme and possibly include the Home Entertainment release. Integrated with a balance of Digital & Retailtainment based on your brand and budget. Our Choices are listed by Studio and Calendar.

Lionsgate – 6/6 – Ballerina,  11/14 – Now you see me , Now your don’t

Disney/Marvel/20th Century – 7/25 – The Fantastic. 4 , 8/8 Freakier Friday , 10/10 – Tron , 11/7 Predators Badlands ,  12/19 – Avatar Fire & Ash

Warner Discovery – 7/11- Superman , 9/5 The Conjuring

Paramount –  8/1 – The Naked Gun

Sony – 6/20 – 28 Years Later ,  7/18 – I know what you did last summer ,

Universal – 6/13 – How to Train your Dragon , 6/27 – Megan 2.0, 7/2 – Jurassic Park Rebirth ,  10/17 Black Phone 2, 11/21 Wicked 2 , 12/5 – 5 Nights at Freddy’s 2

There are many other great movies available, but these have amazing possibilities for a long and massive marketing event.

Please feel free to call and get promotional advice on these and other properties in 2024 at Haaseline Entertainment.