Stan Lee Media Loses Conan Battle

Stan Lee Media have lost their legal battle with Paradox Entertainment over the ownership of the Conan The Barbarian franchise.

Things are about to get all legalspeak, so for your continued entertainment pleasure, I suggest that you read what comes next in Denny Crane's voice.

ALWAYS good advice...

The company first tried to sue Paradox after the ill-conceived, ill-received, and downright ill-advised Jason Momoa reboot a few years back where, sensing a chance for some money, they claimed that they had been misled into relinquishing the rights against their will during their 2002 bankruptcy crisis. 

The District Court ruled in favour of Paradox, and now the 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals has upheld the District Court's ruling.

"The ruling confirms what we have said all along," said Frederik Malmberg, CEO of Paradox, which controls the rights.

"This was a meritless and frivolous lawsuit to cash in on others' hard work. I'm glad that two courts agree. Denny Crane!*"

 

This is not the first time that Stan Lee Media has been humiliated in court: the company has previously tried to sue Disney - the parent company for the Marvel Cinematic Universe - for the rights to Stan Lee's comic creations. It's worth noting that Stan Lee himself endorses the movies and the use of his characters, and that he actually has nothing to do with Stan Lee Media, and hasn't for over a decade.  The legal term for SLM's actions in attempting this is "dickbaggery". I think. . .

 

This paves the way for the third (non-reboot) Conan movie to go ahead unimpeded, continuing Arnie's surprising return to the throne of Ultimate Screen Action Star.

 

"Suck it, Momoa..."

 

*Okay, he didn't say that last part...