Napkin Drawing Shared Via Social Media Spawns Film Franchise

Some publicity you just can’t see coming. For instance, when artist Alex Panagopoulos sketched this picture on a coffee napkin, he probably didn’t intend to spawn a film franchise starring a certain eyebrow-raising former wrestler. And yet…

You may recognize this sword-wielding Teddy Bear from heavy circulation online (we posted it on Facebook ourselves at one point, as it seemed to justify our undying love for a childhood teddy that we may or may not still have).

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