Licensing Expo 2025 will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, from May 20-22. The event is a global tradeshow dedicated to licensing, IP extension, and brand collaborations. It's known as the world's largest licensing trade show.
Key Details & News:
Dates: May 20-22, 2025.
Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Focus: Licensing, IP extension, and brand collaborations.
Event Planner: The event planner is now open, offering enhanced digital tools and networking opportunities.
Keynote Session: Hasbro has announced their highly-anticipated keynote session, moderated by Marianne James.
Keynote Speakers: Walmart, Primark, and MINISO will be keynoting the event.
International Pavilion: This year's event introduces the International Pavilion, showcasing brands from Asia, including China, South Korea, and India.
Specialty Areas: The show floor also includes the Retail Lounge, the Cool Brands Café, and the Football and Soccer Pavilion.
Key Details & News:
Dates: May 20-22, 2025.
Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Focus: Licensing, IP extension, and brand collaborations.
Event Planner: The event planner is now open, offering enhanced digital tools and networking opportunities.
Keynote Session: Hasbro has announced their highly-anticipated keynote session, moderated by Marianne James.
Keynote Speakers: Walmart, Primark, and MINISO will be keynoting the event.
International Pavilion: This year's event introduces the International Pavilion, showcasing brands from Asia, including China, South Korea, and India.
Specialty Areas: The show floor also includes the Retail Lounge, the Cool Brands Café, and the Football and Soccer Pavilion.
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00:00Oh my name is Owen, I'm a producer and creator of the Black Salt Feature Film Franchise.
00:11What is Black Salt, man, what is it?
00:13Uh...
00:14Hey, you got a copy.
00:18Wait a minute, wait a minute.
00:21Introduce ourselves.
00:22Okay, my name is Owen Ratliff, creator and producer of Black Salt.
00:26And what is Black Salt?
00:27Okay, Black Salt is a feature film franchise, and it entails a comic book, a video game,
00:34a film, and an animation series.
00:37What is Black Salt exactly?
00:39Okay, Black Salt is a covert agent with a Shaolin backstory, and that's Black Salt.
00:49And so now when you're at the licensing expo, what are you guys particularly doing for here,
00:52beyond meeting Stedman and having a good time, wanting to go hang out in Santa Barbara and
00:56have some chicken with Oprah?
00:57So I'm Xavier, and I'm the CEO of Two Tribes Entertainment.
01:01My company is based on African and Native American tribes from my ancestors.
01:06What we do is we create cartoon shows, television shows, video game ideas, and brands.
01:11What we're doing today here at the licensing show is we're meeting up with companies, also
01:16getting ideas on how we can keep our licensing with the creators and the developers instead
01:21of giving it to other companies for them to make money off of.
01:24Our goal is to set for the younger crowd to say, hey, you develop characters, we can also
01:30help you license them and develop.
01:31That's what we do.
01:32What people don't understand about IP?
01:33Because sometimes IP for a lot of people, even people of color, is a different thing.
01:36Just one second.
01:37I got to step up.
01:38For you guys Pushing Black Song, what was the motivation for you guys?
01:41You said the gaming thing, you have a gaming deal.
01:44Yes.
01:45How did that come about?
01:46Like I said, we wanted to see more black characters on the screen.
01:50So that's why we started to create our own IPs and stuff like that.
01:55And you said the demo was going to, you said you have two companies bidding now for the
01:59gaming right now?
02:00Yes.
02:01Yes.
02:02Yes.
02:03We're talking to Nintendo and Microsoft right now.
02:05And so that only came out because you actually paid for your own game demo, right?
02:07Yeah.
02:08Yeah.
02:09Yeah.
02:10And so you had a lower cost because you outsourced some of that material, right?
02:11Yes.
02:12Yes.
02:13Yes.
02:14And that helped you having the 30 minute promo and now having the game promo together,
02:16that's a one, two punch.
02:17One, two punch.
02:18So what are you looking for?
02:19How much to do the feature for?
02:21How much are you looking for?
02:22The feature is 25 million.
02:23Okay.
02:24Yeah.
02:25And who do you want to name?
02:26Who do you want to star in Black Song?
02:28I mean, your name in particular?
02:30Not, you know, I guess it's been so hard just getting it to this point.
02:34You know, once I get-
02:35Is it The Rock or, you know what I mean?
02:37Michael B. Jordan.
02:38I would like to play Black Song.
02:39Okay.
02:40Right from Black Panther?
02:41They come right into there.
02:42You know what I mean?
02:43Yes.
02:44He's playing the villain in Black Panther right now.
02:45Yeah.
02:46He's playing Killglo.
02:47It'd be great, you know.
02:48But I can see now, if you have a franchise for gaming, it's much easier to approach studio people.
02:51You know what I mean?
02:52I mean, they're going to come to me.
02:53Yes.
02:54Yes.
02:55It's going to be much easier.
02:56And then where can they find more information about Black Song at?
02:58They can go to www.blacksaltfilm.com.
03:03And they can find out everything about Black Song.
03:05Okay.
03:06And if they got to spare $25 million, they can call you up right away.
03:08They can call me up right away.
03:09Right away.
03:10Yes sir.
03:11Okay.
03:12Alright.
03:13Okay.
03:14You just close that deal.
03:15Just talk to Barack Obama.
03:16He's going to be in his game.
03:17That's what I like.
03:18You know.
03:19Just like that.
03:20This is a close.
03:21Okay.
03:22I saw somebody else and I thought it was you.
03:23That's how you close it.
03:24There.
03:25This is it.
03:26This is the one.
03:27That's Jonathan's body and the mouth of my eye.
03:30How creepy is that for you?
03:31Yeah.
03:32Yeah.
03:33Franken's body.
03:34Nightmare.
03:35Nightmare.
03:36Nightmare cube.
03:37Nightmare Japan.
03:38Nightmareftead.
03:39Nightmare�ת.
03:40Nightmare shoulder.
03:41Nightmare effect.
03:42NightmareHmm.
03:45Nightmare着.
03:46Nightmare font.
03:47Nightmareüpheelry.
03:49Nightmare workspace.
03:50Nightmare commemorating the world.
03:53하SDling personality.
03:56Nightmare Lande.
03:57Nightmare reputation.
03:59Nightmare象.
04:00Nightmare tower.
04:03Nightmare chest.
04:06Nightmare superhero.