Tue Sep 17 06:49:04 UTC 2024: ## Foundation Media Partners Signs First-Look Deal with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
**Los Angeles, CA** – Foundation Media Partners, a US-based production and brand representation company, has announced a first-look deal with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing. The partnership will see the two companies collaborate on developing and producing TV and film projects based on Simon & Schuster’s extensive library of children’s books.
Foundation Media has stated that they will focus on adapting a range of titles from Simon & Schuster’s Little Simon imprint, as well as their graphic novels, for both animation and live-action productions. The company is known for its work on successful projects such as the animated feature “Bad Guys,” based on Aaron Blabey’s book franchise, and the first Build-A-Bear animated Christmas film, “Glisten and the Merry Mission.”
“Having access and first-look rights to one of the most prominent and voluminous libraries on the planet is a rare opportunity with endless possibilities,” said Patrick Hughes, Founder and CEO of Foundation Media. “Each book we will adapt and develop with Simon & Schuster will be distinct in its own way but share emotion, comicality and sense of discovery that we love to reflect in children’s properties we bring to the screen,” added Amy Wilson, Foundation Media’s VP of development and production.
This deal marks a significant step for both companies, promising a wave of new adaptations that will bring beloved children’s stories to life on screen.
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