{"id":11463,"date":"2014-06-16T22:48:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T04:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=11463"},"modified":"2014-06-16T22:48:27","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T04:48:27","slug":"leprechaun-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=11463","title":{"rendered":"Leprechaun: Origins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The long-gestated Leprechaun reboot from <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Lionsgate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/companies\/lionsgate\">Lionsgate<\/a> and <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"WWE Studios\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/companies\/wwe-studios\">WWE Studios<\/a> has finally become a reality. The new entry &#8212; titled Leprechaun: Origins &#8212; will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-Vew on August 26, with a subsequent Blu-Ray\/DVD release scheduled for September 30.<\/p>\n<p>WWE wrestler Dylan &#8220;Hornswoggle&#8221; Postl stars as the titular creature (which was originally immortalized by actor Warwick Davis). WWE president Michael Luisi\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ca.ign.com\/articles\/2013\/01\/24\/wwe-wants-a-darker-leprechaun-for-reboot\">said<\/a>\u00a0the reboot would follow a tone that is &#8220;a little more traditional horror than the <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Warwick Davis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/stars\/warwick-davis\">Warwick Davis<script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/a> ones that people remember, trying to find a way to please fans of that genre but at the same time this is really being played for scares.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs Jason) also star in the horror reboot.<\/p>\n<p>The B-movie franchise has been re-imagined by director Zach Lipovsky (winner of Steven Spielberg&#8217;s On the Lot reality TV series), with a script by commercials writer Harris Wilkinson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-div \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2014\/06\/10\/leprechaun-reboot-imgjpg-2ea133.jpg\" alt=\"leprechaun-reboot-imgjpg\" width=\"610\" height=\"374\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The plot synopsis from the official press release is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><em> &#8220;Backpacking through the lush Irish countryside, two unsuspecting young couples discover a town&#8217;s chilling secret. Ben (Dunbar), Sophie (Bennet), David (Fletcher) and Jeni (Roxburgh) quickly discover the idyllic land is not what it appears to be when the town&#8217;s residents offer the hikers an old cabin at the edge of the woods. Soon, the friends will find that one of Ireland&#8217;s most famous legends is a terrifying reality.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Blu-ray and DVD will be priced at an MSRP of $24.99 and $19.48, respectively. The home-video releases include behind-the-scenes featurettes &#8220;Leprechaun: An Icon Reborn&#8221; and &#8220;Leprechaun: Behind the Blood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-gestated Leprechaun reboot from Lionsgate and WWE Studios has finally become a reality. The new entry &#8212; titled Leprechaun: Origins &#8212; will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-Vew on August 26, with a subsequent Blu-Ray\/DVD release scheduled for September 30. 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