The following press release has been issued:
THE CHASE IS ON FOR THE HOLIDAYS AS WWE® STUDIOS AND WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE
CHRISTMAS BOUNTY DECEMBER 3, 2013
All-New Original Movie Starring WWE Superstar® “The Miz®” Available for the
First Time Ever on DVD and Blu-Ray Combo at Walmart and Digital HD.
BURBANK, CA, November 21, 2013 – Just in time for this holiday season, WWE® Studios and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have announced that Christmas Bounty, produced by WWE Studios, will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Combo at Walmart and Digital HD from digital retailers including iTunes, Xbox, PlayStation, Amazon, VUDU and CinemaNow on December 3, 2013 for $19.98/$24.98/$19.99 SRP. The all-new original movie will premiere for the first time leading up to ABC Family’s popular “25 Days of Christmas” special programming event. WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin co-stars in this action-comedy your family shouldn’t let get away!
Tory (Francia Raisa of The Secret Life of The American Teenager) is a teacher at an exclusive Manhattan private school who has a secret bounty hunting past but is determined to have a normal life in New York City. Forced out of retirement for one final capture to help save the family business, Tory reluctantly returns home to help save the family business. Along the way, she entangles her well-to-do boyfriend (Will Greenberg) in a high-adventure holiday pursuit while stopping at nothing to keep her family’s bounty hunting business hidden from him. When Tory’s bounty hunter ex-boyfriend (Mike “The Miz” Mizanin) joins the action, her justice-loving Jersey girl side reawakens and she must balance both her old flame and new high-class beau.
“We are thrilled to release Christmas Bounty on DVD, Blu-ray Combo and Digital HD,” said Jeff Brown, Executive Vice President and General Manager, TV, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. “By bringing together both WWE and ABC Family fans, this release will delight all families this holiday season.”
Christmas Bounty was produced by WWE Studios in partnership with ABC Family. It was written by Andrew Black & Vivian Lee, and James Berg & Stan Zimmerman, and directed by Gil Junger (10 Things I Hate About You).
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Inc.:
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About WWE Studios
WWE Studios produces a diverse slate of feature films for theatrical and direct to home release through distribution partnerships with global entertainment companies. The WWE’s film division led by President, Michael Luisi, is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA and continues to create content for audiences of all ages. Most recent films produced by the studio include The Call with Halle Berry and WWE Superstar David Otunga®, Dead Man Down with Colin Farrell and WWE Superstar Wade Barrett®, The Marine 3: Homefront with WWE Superstar The Miz® in the third follow-up in the explosive Marine adventures,12 Rounds 2: Reloaded, the second installment in the action franchise, starring WWE Superstar Randy Orton®, and No One Lives, which was co-produced with Pathé Films and released theatrically by Anchor Bay Films after debuting at Midnight Madness at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, starring Luke Evans and WWE Superstar Brodus Clay™. Upcoming films for WWE Studios include Christmas Bounty, an action comedy starring WWE Superstar The Miz and Francia Raisa, premiering on ABC Family November 26, 2013 and releasing on Blu-Ray/DVD on December 3, 2013 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment; Scooby Doo WrestleMania Mystery which pairs WWE Superstars with Scooby and the gang releasing direct to home March 25, 2014 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment; Leprechaun: Origins directed by Zach Lipovsky starring WWE Superstar Hornswoggle® will be distributed by Lionsgate in August 2014; See No Evil 2 starring WWE Superstar Kane® directed by the Soska Sisters will also be distributed by Lionsgate in October 2014; The Fall Guy starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson releasing in 2015, and The Flintstones another Warner Brothers Animation feature releasing in early 2015 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment which joins Fred, Barney and the whole Bedrock gang with stone age versions of WWE Superstars and Divas.