Here’s the First Trailer for ‘LEPRECHAUN: ORIGINS’

Entertainment Weekly just unleashed the trailer for the upcoming WWE reboot of the Leprechaun franchise. Take a look at it below.

Trailer

Ok…so that was a teaser huh? Gutteral growls and nice looking young’ns getting picked off one by one. While we don’t see the “reborn icon”, we at least know that if you are curious about this entry, the wait will not be long. Per the press release below, the film will be available on demand on August 26.

From the Press Release:

WWE Superstar Dylan “Hornswoggle” Postl stars in Leprechaun: Origins, a brand new take on the horror franchise Leprechaun, reinventing the cult favorite and terrifying a new generation. The film will be available on Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View on August 26, and on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) on September 30. Also starring Stephanie Bennett (Grave Encounters 2), Andrew Dunbar (Alien Trespass), Melissa Roxburgh (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days) and Brendan Fletcher (Freddy vs Jason), Leprechaun: Origins was written by Harris Wilkinson and directed by Zach Lipovsky.

Backpacking through the lush Irish countryside, two unsuspecting young couples discover a town’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’s residents offer the hikers an old cabin at the edge of the woods. Soon, the friends will find that one of Ireland’s most famous legends is a terrifying reality.

The Blu-ray and DVD include two behind-the-scenes featurettes and will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98 respectively.

While Leprechaun was never really my thing, WWE gave us a lot of hype for a film to just be dumped on VOD with a month between its eventual physical media release. It also concerns me that WWE is also behind the Soska Sisters’ follow-up to American Mary with See No Evil 2. Will that fall to the VOD wayside?  As far as Leprechaun: Origins is concerned, I guess we will have to wait until August to see what was done.