ICv2 reports that Dark Horse is stepping into the direct-to-DVD animated market:

Variety is reporting that the Gotham Group, an animation-focused management/production entity, has inked deals with Lionsgate and IDT Entertainment to produce 19 direct-to-DVD animated features over the next three years.  The deal should be a boon for the companies that the Gotham Group reps, since it is understood that the properties chosen for animation will come from Dark Horse Comics, Simon & Schuster’s children’s library and the William Steig and Maurice Sendak libraries, all of which are repped by the Gotham Group.

 

Gotham will produce 10 films with Lionsgate and nine with IDT and will put up an estimated $3 million for the production of each film… Under the terms of the deal Gotham gets the ability to greenlight projects, which should present some major opportunities for the company’s clients such as Dark Horse.  Meanwhile Lionsgate and IDT get to experiment with very little risk and can take some chances while introducing new properties to the growing homevideo animation market.

This won’t be Dark Horse’s first experience in direct-to-DVD animation, of course; Hellboy Animated would hold that honor.

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