STAMFORD, Conn. – WWE Studios, Relativity and Blumhouse Productions announced a partnership in connection to the release of Intrepid Pictures’ “Oculus,” the Mike Flanagan-directed supernatural horror film starring Karen Gillan (“Doctor Who,” “Not Another Happy Ending”), Brenton Thwaites (the upcoming “Maleficent,” “The Giver”), Rory Cochrane (“Argo,” “Parkland”) and Katee Sackhoff (“Battlestar Galactica,” “Riddick”). WWE Studios will leverage its extensive multi-platform reach to help promote the film that debuted at the Midnight Madness section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. “Oculus” was developed and produced by Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans of Intrepid Pictures, which co-financed with MICA Entertainment, and is set for a wide theatrical release on April 11, 2014.
“Oculus” is directed by Mike Flanagan (“Absentia,” “Ghosts of Hamilton Street”), and produced by Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans (“Safe House,” “The Strangers,” “The Raven”). Ryan Kavanaugh (“The Fighter,” “Limitless”), Tucker Tooley (“The Fighter,” “Limitless”), Jason Blum (“Paranormal Activity,” “Insidious”), Michael Luisi (“The Call,” “Dead Man Down”), Anil Kurian (“Sahara,” “The Raven”), D. Scott Lumpkin (“Safe Haven”), Peter Schlessel (“Drive,” “Looper”) and Dale Johnson (“Stuck in Love”) serve as executive producers. The screenplay is by Mike Flanagan & Jeff Howard based on the short film “Oculus: The Man With the Plan,” written by Mike Flanagan and Jeff Seidman.
Of monsters and warrior princesses 