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FROM LIONSGATE AND WWE STUDIOS

LEPRECHAUN: ORIGINS

A Horror Icon is Reborn In This Reimagining Of The Terrifying Evil Behind The Hit Cult Franchise LEPRECHAUN

Starring WWE^® Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle^®” Postl, The Film Arrives On Digital HD And Video On Demand August 26^th From Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Available on Blu-ray and DVD On September 30^th

SANTA MONICA, CA (June 9, 2014) – WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun, reinventing the cult favorite and terrifying a new generation. The film will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View on August 26, and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on September 30. Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs Jason), Leprechaun: Origins was written by Harris Wilkinson and directed by Zach Lipovsky.

Backpacking through the lush Irish countryside, two unsuspecting young couples discover a town's chilling secret. Ben (Dunbar), Sophie (Bennet), David (Fletcher) and Jeni (Roxburgh) quickly discover the idyllic land is not what it appears to be when the town's residents offer the hikers an old cabin at the edge of the woods. Soon, the friends will find that one of Ireland's most famous legends is a terrifying reality.

The Leprechaun: Origins Blu-ray and DVD include two behind-the-scenes featurettes and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98 respectively.

In addition, Leprechaun: The Complete Movie Collection, including all seven Leprechaun films on Blu-ray for the first time, will be available September 30th for the suggested retail price of $39.97. The collection features all-new bonus content including audio commentaries from the directors for the first six films, three “making of” featurettes plus never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage and photos as well as all the special feature content from the new Leprechaun: Origins release.

LEPRECHAUN: ORIGINS BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*

·      “Leprechaun: An Icon Reborn” featurette
·      “Leprechaun: Behind the Blood” featurette
*Subject to change

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production:             2014

Title Copyright:                    Leprechaun: Origins © 2013 Lions Gate Films Inc. and WWE Studios Inc. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2014 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Type:                                        Home Entertainment Premiere

Rating:                                     R for Horror Violence, and Language  ​

Genre:                                      Horror

Blu-ray Closed Captioned: English SDH

DVD Closed Captioned:       English

Subtitles:                                  English and Spanish

Feature Run Time:               90 minutes

Blu-ray Format:                   1080P High Definition 16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1)

DVD Format:                         16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1)

Blu-ray Audio:                      5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

DVD Audio:                            5.1 Dolby Digital

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Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. Lionsgate currently has over 30 television shows on more than 20 networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mad Men and Nurse Jackie, the comedy Anger Management, the network series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show and the critically-acclaimed hit series Orange is the New Black.

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Recent films from WWE Studios include 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 WWE Superstar Brodus Clay™, and Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery, which paired WWE Superstars with Scooby and the gang.

Upcoming films from WWE Studios include Term Life starring Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, and Hailee Steinfeld in a Universal Pictures release, Incarnate starring Aaron Eckhart and featuring WWE Superstar Mark Henry® in a Universal Pictures release of a Blumhouse production, The Flintstones which joins Fred, Barney and the whole Bedrock gang with stone age versions of WWE Superstars and Divas in a Warner Bros. Home Entertainment release, Jingle All the Way 2 starring Larry The Cable Guy and WWE Superstar Santino Marella® in a Fox Home Entertainment release, and Leprechaun: Origins directed by Zach Lipovsky and starring WWE Superstar Hornswoggle® in a Lionsgate release.

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