WWE sent out the following press release this weekend announcing David Otunga will be appearing in the WWE Studios movie “The Hive” starring Halle Berry:<\/p>\n
STAMFORD, Conn. \u2013 As first reported by Deadline, WWE Studios and Troika Pictures announced they will co-produce and co-finance the upcoming thriller, \u201cThe Hive,\u201d starring Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin. WWE Superstar David Otunga has also announced he\u2019ll join the cast. Principal photography is scheduled to commence July 6 in and around Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinally! Excited to start on my first movie role alongside Halle Berry in \u201cThe Hive\u201d Thank you @TroikaPictures \/ Sony @WWEStudios,\u201d @DavidOtunga Tweeted Thursday.<\/p>\n
The thriller, to be directed by Brad Anderson (\u201cThe Machinist,\u201d \u201cTranssiberian\u201d), was written by Rich D\u2019Ovidio (\u201cExit Wounds,\u201d \u201cThir13en Ghosts\u201d) and based on a story by Rich D\u2019Ovidio, Nicole D\u2019Ovidio and Jon Bokencamp.<\/p>\n
In the film, Emergency Call Center Operator Jordan (Berry) takes a call from a teenage girl, Casey (Breslin), 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. Otunga plays Officer Devans, a Los Angeles cop who works hand-in-hand with Jordan to find the kidnapper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Hive\u201d is being produced by Troika\u2019s Michael Helfant, Robert Stein and Bradley Gallo, WWE Studios\u2019 Michael Luisi and Jeff Graup. William Gallo, Philip M. Cohen and Chip Rosenbloom are executive producers.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018The Hive\u2019 is an ideal addition to WWE Studios\u2019 slate of films given its strong award-winning cast and exciting story,\u201d said WWE Studios president Michael Luisi. \u201cWe are looking forward to working with Brad Anderson and Troika Pictures on this picture.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very excited to partner with WWE Studios on this production,\u201d added Stein and Helfant. \u201cWWE has a passionate fan base and incredible marketing muscle. We look forward to working with Michael and his entire team.\u201d<\/p>\n
WWE will utilize its extensive global reach through its television, digital media and print assets to market the release of the film. Sierra Affinity is handling foreign pre-sales. Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) has U.S. rights.<\/p>\n
Bradley Buchanan, Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, negotiated on behalf of WWE Studios.<\/p>\n
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WWE sent out the following press release this weekend announcing David Otunga will be appearing in the WWE Studios movie “The Hive” starring Halle Berry: STAMFORD, Conn. \u2013 As first reported by Deadline, WWE Studios and Troika Pictures announced they will co-produce and co-finance the upcoming thriller, \u201cThe Hive,\u201d starring Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7241\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}