Gene Simmonsand WWE Studios are teaming up to form Erebus Pictures, a new studio that will finance and produceelevated horror movies, according to a press release.
The co-production deal calls for three films, starting with Temple, which was originally acquired and developed by WWE Studios. Erebus Pictures named for the Greek primordial deity representing darkness will begin production on their second movie later this year.
Matt Savelloni (Exile to Babylon) wrote the film, which isscheduled to begin filming this summer. The filmtells the story of a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves locked in a military compound and confronted with strange and horrific phenomena as they try to figure out how the previously stationed teammet their demise.
The horror genre continues to fascinate me as it proves to be endlessly thrilling and engaging for audiences, Simmons said in a statement. The Kiss bassist has, of course, always had a knack for striking fear into the hearts of the meek, gaining particular notoriety for his onstage blood-spewing antics.
Simmons new venture with Erebus isnthisfirst foray into the horror world.Heappeared in the 1986 film, Trick or Treat, playing a rock DJ who helps a young metal fan resurrect his favorite musician. Ozzy Osbourne also scoreda cameo in the movie, hilariously playing a conservative blowhard who trashes metal on a daytime talk show.
Kiss and Simmons have been relatively quiet at the top of 2015 as they prepare for the international leg of their massive 40th anniversary tour. The group trekked across North America last summerand will hit the road againthis spring, starting April 10thinBogota, Colombia. Along with last years40th anniversary celebrations, Kiss wasfinallyinducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fameafter 15 years of eligibility.
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