LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, KUALA LUMPUR and MUMBAI, India, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rainshine Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rainshine Global Inc., a global entertainment company that backs creator-led storytelling, and Animasia Studio, the award-winning animation and digital content production house, join forces to co-produce one of the biggest franchises for young adults and families - Young Captain Nemo. Anchored by RainBlox©, Rainshine's proprietary blockchain platform, Young Captain Nemo will create a vibrant fan community that enables investors and consumers to help build the next big web 3.0 multi-format content franchise beyond just an animation feature film trilogy; ancillary content will include a spinoff series, NFTs, video games, merchandise, and an original soundtrack. Built on the rich legacy of the Jules Verne classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the first film in the Young Captain Nemo franchise is slated for a late-2023 release. A collaborative effort among world-renowned creatives from literature, TV, film, and animation, the film has attracted Henry Gilroy, producer, showrunner, and screenwriter, whose credits include DC, Marvel, Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Amazing Spiderman, as well as DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon and Jeffrey Reddick, screenwriter, and executive producer, known for the Hollywood franchise, Final Destination, as screenwriters. The Young Captain Nemo trilogy of novels is written by Jason Henderson, celebrated American writer of comic books, computer games and young adult novels including the Alex Van Helsing and author of the popular comic book series Sword of Dracula.