Friday, January 20, 2012

WWE Takes A "Found Footage" Trip To The BERMUDA TRIANGLE




WWE keeps pushing out the movies and this time we're going the "found footage" route to the Bermuda Triangle with BERMUDA


From the Press Release:
TAMFORD, Conn., January 20, 2012– WWE Studios (NYSE:WWE) announced today it has secured the rights to BERMUDA, a found footage horror spec script by Bobby Lee Darby and Nathan Brookes. WWE Studios beat out a number of bidders for the film. Set in the Bermuda Triangle, the story focuses on a documentary film crew that goes missing and the only trace of their disappearance comes when their film footage, chronicling their final terrifying days, is found.
"The Bermuda Triangle has always been an intriguing and mysterious setting,” said WWE Studios President Michael Luisi. “Bobby and Nathan's script puts a very unique spin on the found footage genre,” added Luisi.

Darby and Brookes previously penned SLAUGHTER, an homage to the Japanese cult horror genre which won the Horror Screenplay Competition at Slamdance in 2007.

Darby and Brookes are repped by Chris Sablan at Original Artists and Jonathan Hung at Hung Entertainment. Bradley Buchanan, VP of Business and Legal Affairs, and Richard Lowell, Senior Director of Development, negotiated on behalf of WWE Studios.

About WWE Studios
WWE Studios continues to strategically diversify its slate of films, which include theatrical releases and direct-to-home premieres, under the guidance of President Michael Luisi. Upcoming films for WWE Studios includes: No One Lives starring Luke Evans and WWE Superstar Brodus Clay™ which was co-produced with Pathé Films; Barricade starring Eric McCormack; and cult hit The Day starring Dominic Monaghan, Shawn Ashmore, and Ashley Bell, which was purchased at the Toronto Film Festival this past year. Next up for WWE Studios is Bending the Rules starring Jamie Kennedy and WWE Superstar Edge®. The buddy action comedy will hit theaters on March 9, 2012.

About WWE
WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming is broadcast in more than 145 countries and 30 languages and reaches more than 500 million homes worldwide. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Istanbul and Tokyo.

Source: WWE

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