EREBUS PICTURES™ Three-Picture Deal Beginning With “Temple”

 LOS ANGELES, CA (March 27, 2015) – WWE Studios (NYSE: WWE) announced today a new partnership with Media Mogul Gene Simmons to launch label Erebus Pictures, which will finance and produce elevated horror movies. The new venture has locked a three-picture co-production deal starting with Temple, which was originally acquired and developed by WWE Studios.

Erebus Pictures, named after the Greek primordial deity representing the personification of darkness, will shop worldwide rights on all titles and will leverage WWE’s extensive platforms from weekly TV shows, including WWE’s flagship programs, Monday Night Raw^®and SmackDown^®, digital, social media and WWE Network^®, to market its titles.

“The horror genre continues to fascinate me as it proves to be endlessly thrilling and engaging for audiences,” said the KISS Icon, who has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide after nearly 41 years in rock ‘n’ roll and more than 8 seasons and 167 episodes on his own reality TV show.  “I am so thrilled to be working with the masterminds from WWE Studios in launching Erebus Pictures.”

“Horror films fall into a genre that thrives on genuine passion, and I believe this partnership truly capitalizes on that sentiment and supports our vision,” said Michael Luisi, President of WWE Studios. “I am confident that Erebus will provide audiences with an unprecedented horror experience.”

Temple is written by Matt Savelloni (Exile To Babylon) and will follow a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down. While investigating the source of the malfunction, the crew begins to experience strange and horrific phenomena as they attempt to uncover who or what killed the team previously stationed at the compound.

A director for Temple will be announced shortly, with principal photography to take place this summer.

Erebus Pictures’ second feature will go into production later this year.

Simmons is repped by legal team KleinbergLopez.

Bradley Buchanan negotiated on behalf of WWE Studios.

ABOUT WWE^® STUDIOS

WWE^® Studios develops and produces feature films, as well as television and digital content. Its diverse slate is released theatrically, direct to home, and/or across digital platforms, and is co-produced & distributed through partnerships with premiere global entertainment companies. WWE’s film division, led by President Michael Luisi, is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. Recent films from WWE^® Studios include The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age Smack Down which joins Fred, Barney and the whole Bedrock gang with stone age versions of WWE Superstars and Divas, The Call with Halle Berry and WWE Superstar David Otunga^®, Oculus directed by Mike Flanagan starring Karen Gillan and Katee Sackhoff, Dead Man Down with Colin Farrell and WWE Superstar Wade Barrett^®, No One Lives starring Luke Evans and Brodus Clay^®, and Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery, which paired WWE Superstars with Scooby and the gang. Upcoming films from WWE^® Studios include Incarnate starring Aaron Eckhart and featuring WWE Superstar Mark Henry^®, Killing Hasselhoff starring Ken Jeong, David Hasselhoff and featuring WWE Legend Hulk Hogan, The Marine 4: Moving Target starring WWE Superstar The Miz^® and WWE Diva Summer Rae^®, Vendetta starring Dean Cain and WWE Superstar Big Show and directed by the Soska Sisters, Lockdown starring WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose^® and The Condemned 2 starring WWE Superstar Randy Orton^®.

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