Toonstar, a Web3 animation studio, has introduced that its breakout grownup animated collection, The Gimmicks, will launch a second season on the Avalanche blockchain. Hollywood veteran writers, Dave Ihlenfeld and David Wright, who labored on Household Man and Star Trek, will proceed as govt producers of the collection. Moreover, Riverdale’s Mark Consuelos will be a part of The Gimmicks group as Government Producer and voice expertise.
About The Gimmick’s new season
The Gimmicks embraced Web3 early on. It gave NFT holders the power to affect storylines and character arcs. The mannequin proved to be extremely profitable, kicking off an trade development.
Toonstar’s proprietary applied sciences allow NFT holders to work together on-chain. This led to over 70 thousand weekly on-chain actions, and over 1 million votes and messages in simply three months. Consequently, Toonstar will develop Web3 alternatives within the new The Gimmick’s season. The group will have the ability to work together on-chain with “Upvoting” (a Reddit-like discussion board), in addition to “Scorching or Not” (a Rotten Tomatoes-like ranking board).
“Viewers engagement and retention is struggling throughout all platforms with conventional Hollywood content material, however our mannequin is bucking the development,” stated John Attanasio, CEO and Co-founder of Toonstar. “As quickly as we began speaking with the group from Avalanche, we knew they actually understood Hollywood 3.0 and will present the perfect know-how and assist to assist us lead the market.”
Avalanche will host The Gimmicks’ Season 2 premiere occasion at its Ciel Creatives Studios tomorrow. Toonstar will launch further NFTs obtainable to followers all through the season. Undoubtedly, these will proceed to push the boundaries of participatory storytelling and group advantages.
About Toonstar
Toonstar is the Web3 leisure studio behind The Gimmicks, made up of creators from Disney, Warner Bros, and DreamWorks. By way of The Gimmicks, Toonstar is revolutionizing animation technology through the use of blockchain know-how. A-listers equivalent to Mila Kunis, The Good Brothers and Rocky Romero are all supporting the collection.
