Entertainment Lawyers

 The Chinese New Year box office has launched what may be the world’s next biggest animation success. As Ne Zha 2 continues to blow through local Chinese records, it’s also beginning to make its name on the global stage. Brandon Blake, entertainment lawyer Los Angeles at Blake & Wang P.A., shares this exciting news.                                                                     Brandon Blake Bigger than Inside Out 2 ? It is thoroughly remarkable to be talking about global records around a film that has yet to release outside of the Chinese market. Ne Zha 2 will only open this week in North America, New Zealand, and Australia. However, with takings now topping $1.37B from its Chinese run alone, Ne Zha 2 has already knocked The Super Mario Bros. Movie out of its spot on the Top 3 animated films of...

  The pending spin-off of Starz assets from the Lionsgate brand may feel like it’s been in the news forever, especially as we see a flurry of preparatory licensing and deal-making between the two, but there does seem to be a date in sight. Finally! To share the news, we have Brandon Blake, entertainment attorney at Blake & Wang P.A.                                                                     Brandon Blake   Spring (at the Earliest)   While the pending deal is still in regulatory review, Lionsgate CEO Jon Felthimer announced last week that they still believe they are on track to see the full separation in spring this year. It may even be as early as April.   There is a small delay currently, as the proxy needs to be updated with last quarter’s financials, which inevitably ad...

  On the back of their recent post-earnings conference call, speculation around the future of NBCUniversal’s cable networks has intensified significantly. Brandon Blake, entertainment lawyer Los Angeles at Blake & Wang P.A., shares the news we have so far.                                                                          Brandon Blake   The Spinoff, SpinCo   Comcast has been promising a significant spinoff of its cable assets for a while now. This will, naturally, be most of NBCUniversal's cable networks, which Comcast’s Mike Cavanagh reiterated offers a compelling free-standing business opportunity with “plenty of cash flow generation capability” built in.   Now, we know that the spinoff company, currently billed as SpinCo (pending regulatory procedures), wil...