Something to Muse About: LIONSGATE AND WWE STUDIOS PRESENT KANE AND DOLPH ZIGGLER IN COUNTDOWN ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL HD APRIL, 5TH

LIONSGATE AND WWE STUDIOS PRESENT KANE AND DOLPH ZIGGLER IN COUNTDOWN ON BLU-RAY, DVD AND DIGITAL HD APRIL, 5TH

The Race to Save a Life Begins Now

WWE^® Superstars Kane^® and Dolph Ziggler^® Bring the Heat in this Action-Packed Game of Cat and Mouse

On Blu-ray^TM, DVD and Digital HD on April 5

SANTA MONICA, CA (February 1, 2016) – WWE Superstars Kane (See No Evil, See No Evil 2) and Dolph Ziggler team up in the action-thriller from Lionsgate and WWE Studios, Countdown, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital), Digital HD and On Demand on Tuesday, April 5. Featuring Katharine Isabelle (See No Evil 2, Ginger Snaps),Countdown is a desperate race against time to save a helpless child.

This electrifying thriller is directed by John Stockwell (Into the Blue) and written by Richard Wenk (The Equalizer). When a madman kidnaps a young boy and rigs him with explosives, Ray (Ziggler), haunted by the loss of his young son, defies his captain (Kane) and takes matters into his own hands. Now he must beat the clock to stop a psychopath and save an innocent child.

Featuring cameos by WWE Superstars Rusev^® and WWE Diva Lana™, Countdown is the first-ever WWE Studios film to shoot and include live event footage. Countdown will be available on Blu-ray and DVD at the suggested retail price of $19.99 and $19.98, respectively.

BLU-RAY/DVD/ DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES*

· “Dolph Ziggler: From Superstar to Action Star” Featurette

· “An Explosive Escape” Featurette

*Subject to Change

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2015

Title Copyright: Countdown © 2016 WWE Studios, Inc. and Lions Gate Films Inc. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2016 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. WWE, the WWE Logo, KANE, DOLPH ZIGGLER, RUSEV and LANA are trademarks of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

Type: Home Entertainment Premiere

Rating: This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Genre: Action

Blu-ray Closed-Captioned: N/A

DVD Closed-Captioned: English

Blu-ray Subtitles: English, Spanish, English SDH

DVD Subtitles: English and Spanish

Feature Run Time: 90 minutes

Blu-rayFormat: 1080p High Definition 16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1)

DVD Format: 16x9 Widescreen (1.78:1)

Blu-rayAudio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio^TM

DVD Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio

ABOUT LIONSGATE

Lionsgate is a premier next generation global content leader with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms, video games and international distribution and sales. The Company has nearly 80 television shows on 40 different networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses. These include the critically-acclaimed hit series Orange is the New Black, the multiple Emmy Award-winning drama Mad Men, the hit broadcast network seriesNashville, the syndication successes The Wendy Williams Show and Celebrity Name Game (with FremantleMedia), the breakout series The Royals and the Golden Globe-nominated dramedy Casual.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such successes as the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, the first two installments of the Divergent franchise, Sicario, The Age of Adaline, CBS/Lionsgate's The DUFF, John Wick, Now You See Me, Roadside Attractions' Love & Mercy and Mr. Holmes, Lionsgate/Codeblack Films' Addicted and Pantelion Films'Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S.

Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rates. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 16,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

ABOUT WWE^® STUDIOS

WWE® Studios develops and produces feature films, as well as television and digital content. Its diverse slate is released theatrically, direct to home, and/or across digital platforms, and is co-produced & distributed through partnerships with premier global entertainment companies. WWE’s film division, led by President Michael Luisi, is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. WWE® Studios recently launched genre label EREBUS PICTURES with KISS Icon Gene Simmons. Films from WWE® Studios include The Call with Halle Berry and WWE Superstar David Otunga®, Oculus directed by Mike Flanagan starring Karen Gillan and Katee Sackhoff, Vendetta starring Dean Cain and WWE Superstar Big Show® and directed by the Soska Sisters, The Marine 4: Moving Target starring WWE Superstar The Miz® and WWE Diva Summer Rae™, The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age Smack Down which joins Fred, Barney and the whole Bedrock gang with stone age versions of WWE Superstars and Divas, Dead Man Down with Colin Farrell and WWE Superstar Wade Barrett®, 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown starring WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose®, and The Condemned 2 starring WWE Superstar Randy Orton® and Eric Roberts. Upcoming films from WWE® Studios include Incarnate starring Aaron Eckhart and featuring WWE Superstar Mark Henry®, Brother’s Blood starring Trey Songz and WWE Superstar R-Truth, Killing Hasselhoff starring Ken Jeong and David Hasselhoff, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone starring Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes and WWE Legend Shawn Michaels®, Countdown starring WWE Superstars Dolph Ziggler® and Kane®.