WWE News: Next Austin and Piper Movies, Heat Between WWE Legends, The Economics of WrestleMania, More

Posted by Larry Csonka on 03.26.2009

Lots of WWE news to kick off the day!

- When he is done filming The Expendables, Steve Austin will move onto yet another project, The Stranger. The film will be shot in Canada, and the same production company that produced Austin's last film Damages will also be working on this film. [Credit: Pwinsider.com]

- There is heat between The Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine right now. The two were to tour Europe, facing Demolition on shows, but Valentine a tour visiting servicemen in Afghanistan instead. Valentine had said his promised plane ticket for the European tour didn't arrive, so he went with what he felt was the sure thing. Honky Tonk Man was very vocal during the European tour about Valentine not coming, said that he better stay away from him during WrestleMania, and also added Valentine to his "Ass Whipping List". [Credit: Pwinsider.com]

- Focus on Travel is currently running an article on the economic effect that WrestleMania has on the markets where it is held. You can check that out here.

- John Cena was interviewed by AP Movies about the release of 12 Rounds, which you can read here.

- The following press release was sent out today, hyping Roddy Piper's next film:

Marshal Hilton and W.W.E. Hall of Fame Wrestler Roddy Piper, Star in Justin Paul Ritter's Psychological Horror Feature Film "A Gothic Tale."

What Do Edgar Allen Poe's Classic "The Tell Tale Heart", Robert Louis Stevenson's "Markheim" and Nathaniel Hawthorne's Dr. Heideggers's Experiment" All Have in Common? Justin Paul Ritter's "A Gothic Tale."

Hollywood, CA, March 26, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Writer-Director Justin Paul Ritter, coming on the heels of his critically acclaimed 2005 debut Horror Thriller Feature Film KatieBird*Certifiable Crazy Person, (http://www.katiebirdthemovie.com/) brings back the "Old School" in psychological terror with "A Gothic Tale". Crafting a brilliantly haunting modern day Gothic tragedy, a visually inspired Justin Paul Ritter takes us on an emotional and violent journey that examines love, emotional greed and personal choice, as well as challenges one's own sense of morality, loyalty, and the consequences of spiritual compromise.

Inspired by the most influential and creative minds of classic Gothic storytelling, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson and Nathaniel Hawthorn, "A Gothic Tale" narrated by W.W.E. Hall of Fame Professional Wrestler Roddy Piper (www.imdb.com/name/nm0684929/ ) as the "Homeless Sage", stars Marshal Hilton as "Mark Heim" in the Lead Role (IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0385288/ ), Actress Jamie Hood as "Lillian", C.J. Baker as "Thomas Heidegger" and Ryan McGivern as "The Stranger".

Inspired by the Gothic story classics, "A Gothic Tale" (www.Agothictale.com) examines the deconstruction of three tortured souls that will forever be linked in hell at the mercy of one another, because of the compromises they made to be free of one another.