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Halle Berry & Abigail Breslin To Star In WWE Studios and Troika Pictures 'The Hive'

The WWE continues to roll out more and more films, with yet another on the way. True a majority of them are lackluster at best, and most of the time they usually lack the star power needed to power the film - that is until now. Read on the deets.

WWE Studios and Troika Pictures, LLC have just went public today announcing that they will co-produce and co-finance the upcoming thriller, The Hive, starring Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin. Principal photography is scheduled to commence on July 6 in and around Los Angeles.



The thriller, to be directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist, Transberian), was written by Rich D’Ovidio (Exit Wounds, Thir13en Ghosts) and based upon a story by Rich D’Ovidio, Nicole D’Ovidio and Jon Bokencamp.

In the film, "Emergency Call Center Operator Jordan (Halle Berry) takes a call from Casey (Abigail Breslin) a teenage girl who has been abducted and carried away in the trunk of a car. The kidnapping plays out in real time as Jordan and Casey work together to track down the killer in this high stakes thriller."

The Hive is being produced by Troika’s Michael Helfant, Robert Stein and Bradley Gallo, WWE Studios’ Michael Lui and Jeff Graup. William Gallo, Philip M. Cohen and Chip Rosenbloom are executive producers.

“The Hive is an ideal addition to WWE Studios’ slate of films given its strong award-winning cast and exciting story,” said WWE Studios predent Michael Lui. “We are looking forward to working with Brad Anderson and Troika Pictures on this picture.”

”We are very excited to partner with WWE Studios on this production,” added Stein and Helfant. “WWE has a pasonate fan base and incredible marketing muscle. We look forward to working with Michael and his entire team.”

WWE will utilize its extenve global reach through its televion, digital media and print assets to market the release of the film. erra Affinity is handling foreign pre-sales. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquitions (SPWA) has U.S. rights.

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Anonymous Saturday 6/30/2012 at 01:33 AM | 94127
Hmm. I like the premise.
dew Saturday 6/30/2012 at 01:37 AM | 94128