April 20, 2012
‘Dead Man Down’ Filming Set As WWE Studios Joins IM Global In Co-Financing
Principal photography for Dead Man Down, a romantic thriller directed by Niels Arden Oplev, is slated to begin Monday in Philadelphia. The movie stars Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard and Dominic Cooper. Oplev directed Rapace in an earlier revenge-themed movie, the Danish version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Farrell plays a crime lord’s right-hand man who is seduced by Rapace’s character in a scheme to exact retribution. Financing, sales and distribution company IM Global founder and CEO Stuart Ford and WWE Studios President Michael Luisi also announced that WWE Studios has joined IM Global as co-financier on the project. Neal Moritz’s Original Film and screenwriter J.H. Wyman of Frequency Films are producing the $30 million movie.
source: deadline.com
WWE Looking For Street Team Members
Are You Fan Enough? WWE is seeking enthusiastic fans for the new WWE Street Team. WWE Street Team members monitor WWE programs, confirm WWE programming time slots and provide overall WWE feedback. If you qualify to be a WWE Street Team member you will be eligible to receive V.I.P. perks like free tickets, exclusive merchandise, and more. Click here to apply.
Former Wrestler Joins Roller Derby Team
Lindenhurst actress and stunt woman Stephanie Finochio - also famous for her professional WWE wrestling persona Trinity - has taken on a new role as a jammer (scorer) for the recently founded, Suffolk County-based roller derby team Strong Island Derby Revolution.
Prior to taking on this new sports role, Finochio starred in the 2011 film Jesse. She's also starring in the upcoming indie film The Night Never Sleeps, which shot scenes at Top Bun in Lindy this past December.
"Roller derby is this amazing unique sport....I played sports my whole life since high school, and something about roller derby makes it so unique....It's so physical, it's rough, it's tough, [and] there's strategy involved. It's a great mental and physical sport. I love it," Finochio, a Lindy alum, told Lindenhurst Patch.
The team recently held and won its home season opener in Saint James 94 to 88 against the Worcester (Massachusetts) Warriors...More?
source: lindenhurst.patch.com
Two Raw Names Traded to SmackDown Brand
Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez are now officially on the SmackDown brand as of tonight's broadcast which was taped in London, England on Tuesday. The reason for the move is down to John Laurinaitis who traded them for future considerations.
Kansas City Artist to Paint Every World Champion
Kansas City artist Rob Schamberger has set out on a goal to paint a depiction of every single World Champion in wrestling's long history. Schamberger is an artist and wrestling fan that "wants to do something special".
He has started a Kickstarted project in hopes of raising enough money to buy studio space and enough materials for the project. You can follow and help fund his project by clicking the link above, checking out his website, www.robschamberger.com, or following him on Twitter @robschamberger.
This Day in Wrestling History - Rick Rude Passes Away
Rick Rude of dies of a heart attack at age 40.
April 20, 1999
Richard Erwin Rood
December 7, 1958 – April 20, 1999
This Day in Wrestling History
Triple H defeated Taz in the first match between a WWF(E) heavyweight Champion and an ECW Heavyweight Champion
April 20, 2000
April 19, 2012
WWE Reports Number of WM28 Viewers
WWE issued an email Thursday announcing "more than five million" viewers for WrestleMania 28 domestically and internationally. Accounting for the reported 1.3 million PPV buys, WWE is reporting an average of 3.84 people watching Mania per PPV buy.
Rumor Mill - Proposed Role for Terry Taylor In WWE
Terry Taylor is being brought back by WWE for a new developmental job near WWE headquarters in Stamford, CT. The proposed role for Taylor is heading up something of a “finishing school” – a place where the top guys in FCW will be coached by him more individually before going to the main roster. The plan is to take around 10 or so of the best guys in developmental, the ones closest to being called up, and give them to Taylor for new ideas before their debut.
partial source: wrestling observer newsletter
