Amuse is the Film/TV division of UPS.
Bridget McMeel works out in LA as our development exec with our agency William Morris. We've had a good run of projects we've sold ... but cripes, the development process take forever. It makes syndicates seem speedy ...
I work in KC with the content and engage the cartoonists when we get nibbles. I travel to LA fairly regularly to pitch and have general meetings. We sell to producers, networks, studios, whoever ... as long as they feel like the right partner for the individual property.
(Here's what we have in development as of today)
FILMS:
- Harvey Richards, Lawyer for Children (New Line/WB) based on the Tom the Dancing Bug character
- Small Apartments (Deviant Films) based on the novel by Chris Millis (John "Close to Home" McPherson's occasional writing parner)
- Pooch Cafe (Sony Pictures Animation) based on the strip by Paul Gilligan
- LIO (David Kirschner Productions) based on the strip by Mark Tatulli
-INK PEN (contractually not at liberty to divulge who were partnering with on this yet) based on the strip by Phil Dunlap
TV:
- Adam@Home (optioned to a network/contractually not at liberty to divulge) based on the strip by Brain Basset
- Tank McNamara (optioned to a network/contractually not at liberty to divulge) based on he strip by Jeff Millar and Bill Hinds
- Action News Family (optioned by Al Roker Productions) and based on the concept by Don "Bad Reporter" Asmussen
We had sold a few other properties that the options had expired and not been renewed. It's a funny business ...but one of the best things to happen to us lately was the success of the film "Alvin & the Chipmunks" ... an established brand that parents trust ... sound familiar to comic strips?
But we don't just take our comics ... if the idea is strong enough, we'll try and sell anything we think we can. Don Asmussen's "Action News Family" is a good example of that. he just came up with an incredible funny treatment and it just clicked as far as why we thought it would sell.
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