C. W. Anderson's
Ancillary Rights
Through our association with the Los Angeles-based Gotham Group and Simon & Schuster of New York, we negotiated broad rights to the full series, including the possibility of new content. This opportunity intrigued C. W. Anderson’s niece, Ms. Phyllis Wood, who encouraged the project throughout the process. Although no additional productions are currently planned, the door remains open if the right opportunity develops.
Furthermore, we have secured the following rights:
Merchandising
Making Toys
Horse statues: Blaze, Pumpkin, the old work horse, and Molly, the mare who learns to trust. When these beautiful toys, inspired by the Billy & Blaze movie, appear in children’s bedrooms, our dream will have come full circle. We know we'll be smiling with nostalgia as we remember our conversation years ago, when we drove away from the film set for a Lane children’s bedroom furniture national ad shoot which was decorated with horse statues.
That was the day we wondered if we could someday make a movie that families would cherish — Billy & Blaze!
Spin-Off Projects
Success Will Breed Success
It’s a monumental task producing a feature film, independent of a major studio. We have been involved in Billy & Blaze for more than two decades and we certainly can’t blame our critics when we have doubts ourselves, especially when we consider the children who have hoped for so long to see the movie. These children, including those in our own family, make it impossible to give up. To have Tad and Kelly Coffin join our efforts is both humbling and encouraging. Tad Coffin, an Olympic Gold Medalist, is an equestrian of such caliber, that his support of Billy & Blaze Film Partners so late in the project is a refreshing confirmation that we’re on the home stretch.
We have begun to imagine the next properties that we hope to develop within the scope of our agreement with Simon & Schuster.