WWE Studios Inc is an American film studio owned by the professional wrestling promotion WWE.
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15 Facts About WWE Studios
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WWE Studios was formed in 2002 as WWE Films, and was seen as "a natural extension of the entertainment business" that they already featured in the weekly Raw and SmackDown television programs.
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WWE Studios announced the first three film projects in January 2005; The Condemned, starring Steve Austin, The Marine, starring John Cena, and Goodnight, later retitled as See No Evil, starring Kane.
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On February 25,2008, WWE Studios had signed a deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment that Fox received to WWE Studios that they would get one theatrical film and four straight-to-DVD movies.
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In February 2009, WWE Studios announced the first film which would not feature a WWE wrestler as the lead, with That's What I Am starring Ed Harris as a schoolteacher accused of fondling kids.
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In February 2012, WWE Studios agreed to a new three-film deal with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to produce, finance and market three straight-to-DVD titles, including The Marine 3: Homefront starring The Miz, having previously worked with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on the previous films in the franchise, The Marine and The Marine 2.
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Also that year, WWE Studios had signed a deal with Lionsgate in order to work on upcoming projects, most notably a Leprechaun project via a two-picture deal between the two studios.
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WWE Studios produced No One Lives with Pathe Pictures, starring Luke Evans and WWE wrestler Brodus Clay, and acquired the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival cult hit The Day, starring Shawn Ashmore and Dominic Monaghan.
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WWE Studios has acquired Interrogation, a suspense thriller by Adam Rodin.
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In February 2014, WWE Studios announced the sequel to the 1996 film Jingle All the Way, to star Larry the Cable Guy and WWE Studios wrestler Santino Marella.
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In May 2014, it was announced that WWE Studios had extended their partnership with Lionsgate Entertainment to release a further six films together, with the first two announced as Vendetta, starring The Big Show and 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown starring Dean Ambrose.
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In March 2015, they announced a partnership with newly founded Gene Simmons production company Erebus Pictures and in April 2015, WWE Studios teamed with British company Richwater Films to co-produce and co-finance action-thrillers Eliminators and Rampage.
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In November 2017, WWE announced that WWE Studios will expand its mandate to include scripted, non-scripted, family, and animated television and digital content.
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In July 2019, it was announced that WWE Studios will be producing its first television show, Fight Like A Girl, for Quibi.
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