STAN LEE UNIVERSE

The Stan Lee Universe slate partnership between GFM Animation and Kartoon Studios, was announced at Cannes 2024 and primarily consists of five feature films developed from short-form stories & ideas created by visionary filmmaker Stan Lee.  In February 2025 we announced the first two CG animated movies originating from Stan Lee’s concept ideas titled ‘HEROES AT LARGE’ and ‘SILVER SENTINEL,’ current working titles for the films. 

Chris Jenkins (10 Lives) is writing the script for Heroes At Large, whilst Todd Edwards & Timothy Hooten (Hoodwinked) are writing Silver Sentinel. Each writer is focused on our primary core audience of kids and family, as well as fans of Stan Lee, and ensuring that we hit all the right notes in terms of humour, emotion and of course plenty of superhero action!  Mainframe Studios in Vancouver, a sister company to Kartoon Studios, is providing CG animation for Heroes At Large.

For family audiences and Stan Lee fans alike, this is a pivotal moment in the creation of new superhero stories inspired by ideas from the great man himself. We look forward to sharing these adventures with you as we progress.

HEROES AT LARGE

Best friends Bill & Joe, two ordinary dads & electrical repairmen, have everything they want: loving wives, fabulous kids, New York pizza, and the big game on TV. But all that normality & comfort is about to go out the window…. In a story that takes them from zeroes to heroes, Bill and Joe strain to remain friends whilst fighting the most powerful force in the galaxy, only to ultimately discover that friendship is their true superpower.

SILVER SENTINEL

By night, Sentinel is a masked crime-fighting superhero. By day, a business exec and exhausted mum. Her daughter, 14-year-old Joey’s coming-of-age battles are further complicated by the unexpected onset of superpowers. The typical mum/daughter conflicts are amplified as Sentinel’s powers decline and Joey’s blossoms. The two must find a way to overcome their differences and reconnect to defeat an absurd old foe.

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