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LW Entertainment and Qubic Pictures to Explore Phantom of the Opera Anime

Justin Leach will oversee the project under a global franchise strategy spanning live theater, publishing, film, music and animation.

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Overview

  • LW Entertainment has entered a partnership with Qubic Pictures to explore an anime adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera, with both companies stressing the venture remains in an exploratory phase without confirmed production or release dates.
  • Justin Leach of Qubic Pictures, known for Star Wars: Visions and Netflix’s Eden and Leviathan, has been tapped to oversee the anime’s development and lend his production expertise.
  • The anime is one element of LW Entertainment’s “significant, global plans” for the musical, which also include a Penguin Random House novel reimagining titled Our Strange Duet and other upcoming multimedia ventures.
  • Qubic Pictures brings a track record of collaborations with Japanese and international animation studios, though no specific animation partners or distribution platforms have been announced.
  • The move follows the rebranding of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group to LW Entertainment and reflects a strategic push to capitalize on rising global demand for anime and YA gothic adaptations.