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WWE Films
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| WWE Films | |
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| Type | Subsidiary of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
| Key people | Joel Simon, President |
| Industry | Motion pictures |
WWE Films is a subsidiary of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., created in 2002 to create and develop feature film properties for the professional wrestlers within the company.
Though, even before the formation of WWE Films the WWE first produced No Holds Barred featuring Hulk Hogan, which is looked as a predecessor to WWE Films.
To date it has co-produced two films and is currently producing three more independently, with The Marine being the first developed solely by the company to reach the filming stage, and the first one to be theatrically released was See No Evil. The president of WWE Films is Joel Simon who recently expressed interest in filming a sequel to The Marine, the idea has yet to get a green light.
Stone Cold Steve Austin has agreed to star in three WWE Films productions, the first one being The Condemned.
- As co-producers
- The Rundown (2003) - starring The Rock
- Walking Tall (2004) - starring The Rock
- As sole producers
- The Mania of WrestleMania (2004) - a documentary filmed at WrestleMania XIX narrated by Jesse Ventura and aired on UPN shortly before WrestleMania XX.
- See No Evil (2006) - starring Kane, completed, distributed by Lions Gate Films.
- The Marine (2006) - starring John Cena, completed, distributed by 20th Century Fox
- The Condemned (2007) - starring Stone Cold Steve Austin, completed, distributed by Lions Gate Films
- Jornada del Muerte (2007) - starring Triple H.
| History |
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| Black Saturday | Monday Night Wars | Montreal screwjob The Invasion | Brand Extension | WWE Video Library |
| Programming |
| Current programming | Former programming | Pay-per-view | Ratings |
| Developmental territories |
| Ohio Valley Wrestling | Deep South Wrestling, LLC |
| Subsidiaries |
| WWE Films | WWE Niagara Falls | WWE Records | WWE Video Games | WWE Home Video | WWE Books |
| Other wrestling organizations acquired |
| World Championship Wrestling | Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| Defunct subsidiaries |
| Coliseum Video | World Bodybuilding Federation | The World | XFL |
| Talent |
| Alumni | Current roster| Diva Search | Draft Lottery | Hall of Fame | Tough Enough |