MUMBAI: Comedian and actor Russell Brand has launched his own film production company.

To be based in Hollywood, Branded Films, that Brand has set up with his business partner Nik Linnen, will function from the Warner Bros studios in Burbank at California.The company will primarily work on developing films for Brand to star in.
 
"We at the newly founded Branded Films are very excited to announce our new company and the opportunity for puns that it affords us," the 36-year-old actor said in a statement.

Brand is the latest actor to get into a producing deal with Warner Bros that also has arrangements with Robert Downey Jr, Zac Efron, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.