NFT project Cool Cats signs with Hollywood agency CAA to explore more possibilities
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Summary:NFT project Cool Cats has signed with CAA to explore potential licensing and sales opportunities.
To date, Cool Cats has traded in excess of $300 million.The producers of Cool Cats have signed a deal with Hollywood agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to explore potential licensing and sales opportunities, including animated content, brand deals, publishing and live events.,as well asAccording to The Hollywood Reporter。
, artist Colin “Clon” Egan said, “The world we’re building is imaginative and full of things to explore. It’s going to be more of an experience than just a JPEG image.”It is reported that the Cool Cats series was co-founded by Colin Egan, Evan Luza, Tom Williamson and Rob Mehew, and was first launched on the Ethereum blockchain in July 2021. Cool Cats attracted a lot of attention last fall, including
Single NFT sale worth over $1.1 million,as well as。
Cooperate with Time magazine to release limited edition NFT
According to data from CryptoSlam, so far, the secondary market sales of this series of avatar NFT (9999 pieces) have exceeded 319 million US dollars.Celebrities with Cool Cats include actress Reese Witherspoon, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and DJ Steve Aoki. Cool Cats recently launched the spin-off project Cool Pets, with a total of 20,000 NFT images covering a wider range of biological species. so far,The project generated over $82 million in salesHolders of Cool Cats have a non-exclusive license to use images they own for a variety of commercial purposes, including marketing products and creating merchandise. Cool Cats co-founder Evan Luza told The Hollywood Reporter that, though, the creators of Cool Cats still own the overall intellectual property rights and can use the images.
NFT market to hit $25 billion in volume in 2021
Last October,, this momentum continued until January this year,but gradually cooled down in February, and this trend became more pronounced until March.Last August, CryptoPunks and Meebits developer Larva Labs signed an agreement with United Talent Agency (UTA) to bring its NFT franchise to other entertainment verticals. However, given the recent sale of both IPs by Larva Labs to Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) parent company Yuga Labs, it is unclear whether the previous collaboration will ultimately bear fruit.Last October,Yuga Labs Signs Veteran Music Manager Guy Oseary
, to oversee its expansion into entertainment and the licensing of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. In January of this year, the female-themed NFT projectWorld of Women also signed with Oseary, began to enter Hollywood. Reese Witherspoon'sHello Sunshine Production StudioMovies and TV shows will be created based on World of Women.
