Production on the Live Action Family Movie Commences This Week in Vancouver

• Based on an original screenplay by Larry Postel.
• Director: Jay Karas (Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife Break Point Parks & Recreation)
• Producers: WWE Studios’ Richard Lowell
• Executive Producers: WWE Studios’ Susan Levison along with Maggie Malina
• Cast: Starring Seth Carr (Black Panther) Tichina Arnold (The Neighborhood Everybody Hates Chris) Ken Marino (The Other Two Black Monday Bad Milo) and Adam Pally (Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life The Mindy Project) alongside WWE Superstars Kofi Kingston The Miz and Sheamus among others.
• Logline: After discovering a magical mask an 11-year-old aspiring wrestler enters a competition to become the next WWE Superstar.
• Production is currently underway in Vancouver and the film is expected to premiere on Netflix in 2020.
• The Main Event joins a growing slate of live action movies featuring kids and teens and made for families which includes the upcoming comedy Tall Girl A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting and Hello Universe based on Erin Entrada Kelly’s Newbery Award-winning New York Times bestselling novel.
• WWE Studios is WWE’s multi-platform content division that develops and produces scripted and non-scripted series documentaries and feature films. Recent projects include Andre the Giant the Emmy-nominated documentary in partnership with HBO as well as hit shows Total Divas and Total Bellas on E! and Miz & Mrs. on USA. WWE Studios also recently produced the feature film Fighting with My Family in association with MGM and Seven Bucks Productions.
• Headshot (please download): Seth Carr