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The Day

9/16/11 - WWE Studios announced Friday that it has picked up U.S. distribution rights to the post-apocalyptic action thriller, The Day.  Directed by Doug Aarniokoski and written by Luke Passmore, the movie stars Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Cory Hardrict, Dominic Monaghan and Shannyn Sossamon as a group of survivors fighting to stay alive.  "The Day is a renegade thrill-ride that will not disappoint audiences," Michael Luisi, the newly named president of WWE Studios, said. "We went to Toronto looking for films to showcase and expand the WWE Studios brand and found exactly that with Doug's exceptional film.”  The film was produced by Guy A. Danella. Aarniokoski, Michael Finley, Tim James, Antonina Armato and Ross M. Dinerstein served as executive producers.

9/8/11 - Content Film has acquired the foreign sales rights to Doug Aarniokoski’s post-apocalyptic action/thriller The Day, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The movie, starring Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Michael Eklund, Cory Hardrict, Dominic Monaghan and Shannyn Sossamon, concerns five survivors on the run amidst a war against humanity.  The film was written by Luke Passmore and produced by Guy A. Danella, with by Aarniokoski, Michael Finley, Tim James, Antonina Armato and Ross M. Dinerstein serving as exec producers.

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