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Warner Bros floats new company to integrate DC Comics business
| MUMBAI: Undaunted by the news of Disney acquiring Marvel Comics, Warner Bros Entertainment (WBEI) has created a new company, DC Entertainment, to realise the power and value of the DC Comics brand and characters across all platforms. |
DC Entertainment will be responsible to strategically integrate the DC Comics business, brand and characters deeply into Warner Bros Entertainment and all its content and distribution businesses. |
This move will try to capture corporate synergy for the DC brand across films, videogames, television and other media formats. This is quite similar to the manner in which Warner Bros focused its efforts on the Harry Potter brand through a single management group.
Diane Nelson, who will head DC Entertainment, will continue to maintain control over the Harry Potter brand as well.
Said Nelson, “The founding of DC Entertainment fully recognises our desire to provide both the DC properties and fans the type of content that is only possible through a concerted cross-company, multi-platform effort.”
It is not yet known whether this move will result in a spate of hot new games based on DC properties. Though, Batman: Arkham Asylum, created and released before the launch of the new division, is evidence that DC characters can be part of excellent and highly popular games.
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Mukta Arts and Green Gold ink MOU to animate iconic film IPs
Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan to spawn animated shows plus features.
MUMBAI: When classic hindi movie meets animation, the result is a fresh reel of nostalgia with a cartoon twist. Mukta Arts Ltd. and Green Gold Animation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on animated shows and feature films drawn from Mukta Arts’ four-decade treasure trove of iconic IPs. The partnership taps Mukta’s SGM Animation Studio launched in 2025 as its dedicated animation and games arm and Green Gold’s proven track record in building scalable, homegrown franchises. Creative teams from both sides have already kicked off discussions, with the first project currently in development.
The slate will draw inspiration from landmark Mukta films including Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Saudagar and Iqbal, plus character-led spin-offs from those universes. The aim is to reimagine these stories for today’s young, global audiences while preserving their emotional core.
Green Gold Animation (home of Chhota Bheem) founder and CEO Rajiv Chilaka said, “This partnership with SGM Studios allows us to apply our experience in building long-lasting animation IPs to a truly iconic film catalogue. Together, we aim to create animated worlds that are rooted in these legendary stories, yet designed to connect with today’s young, global audiences.”
Mukta Arts Ltd. filmmaker and founder Subhash Ghai added, “Mukta Arts has always believed in creating stories with lasting emotional value. Through animation, we are extending our IP into a new medium for the next generation.”
In an industry where timeless tales never go out of fashion, this collaboration promises to bring beloved characters back to life with a modern, animated glow proving that some stories are too good to stay in live-action. Stay tuned for the first animated frame to drop.
