AUTHOR, FIRMS JOIN TO LAUNCH TOY LINE.Byline: Dave McNary Daily News Staff Writer Best-selling author Tom Clancy For the member of the Irish folk band The Clancy Brothers, see Tom Clancy (singer) and for the American Celticist, see Thomas Owen Clancy. Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (born April 12 1947), better known as Tom Clancy announced a partnership Wednesday with two companies for a major toy line toy line n. Chiefly Southern U.S. The line used in a game of marbles. based on his futuristic NetForce FBI agents fighting high-tech crime. The deal with BIG Entertainment and Playmates Toys is designed to start establishing NetForce as a franchise that can serve as the launching point for movies and television programs, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mitchell Rubenstein, BIG's chief executive officer. Rubinstein said discussions are under way for NetForce, a fictional military-style division of the FBI that combats technology-based crime and terrorism, to be turned into a television show and a series of animated books within the next 12 to 18 months. The concept for NetForce - short for neuro-engineered tactical force - is owned by NetCo Partners, a joint venture of BIG and the CP Group partnership between Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, a former hostage negotiator and crisis manager while a deputy assistant secretary of state. Rubinstein, a co-founder of the Sci-Fi cable channel, noted the NetForce concept should capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the recent success of the science-fiction genre in films and television. Clancy's ``The Hunt for Red October,'' ``Patriot Games'' and ``Clear and Present Danger'' were turned into successful movies and his ``Op-Center'' became a TV mini-series. NetForce action figures, vehicles and games could be in stores as early as next fall. The line will be previewed at the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Toy Fair in February, Playmates spokesman Ron Antonette said. Playmates, of Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , is a leading player in boys action figures with lines from ``Teen-age Mutant Ninja Turtles,'' ``Star Trek'' and ``Space Jam.'' BIG, of Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla., specializes in developing properties created by authors and celebrities. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the partnership. Such agreements usually provide for royalties paid to the property's owner based on a scale that varies when targets are reached. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Tom Clancy He spies money maker |
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