EPIX PRESENTS THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF THE CINEMATIC BLOCKBUSTER “NOAH” ON JANUARY 18 AT 8PM ET/PT

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EPIX PRESENTS THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF THE CINEMATIC BLOCKBUSTER

NOAH” ON JANUARY 18 AT 8PM ET/PT

 Darren Aronofsky Directs Tale of a Man, an Ark and a Great Flood

New York, NY, JANUARY 12, 2015 – Premium entertainment network EPIX is offering movie fans the ultimate origin story when it presents the World Television Premiere of Noah, based on the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood from the Book of Genesis, on Sunday, January 18, at 8:00PM ET/PT.

The modern blockbuster was directed by Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, Black Swan) and stars Academy Award® winners Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) as Noah, Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), Sir Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs, Nixon) along with Emma Watson (My Week with Marilyn, Harry Potter film series). The acclaimed film touches on classic Biblical themes including sin, judgment, righteousness, mercy and forgiveness.  For more information about the film on EPIX visit http://www.epix.com/movie/noah/.

EPIX is the premium entertainment network that delivers the biggest movies, newest releases, classic movies, original documentaries, music and comedy events anytime and anywhere — on TV, on demand, online and on the go across hundreds of devices.   Owned by three of the biggest movie studios – Viacom’s Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — EPIX is the exclusive home to some of the biggest Hollywood hits: The Wolf of Wall Street; The Hunger Games: Catching Fire; Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues; World War Z; Skyfall, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa; Star Trek Into Darkness and thousands more.  For more information about the movies

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About EPIX

EPIX is a premium movie and original programming entertainment service delivering the latest movie releases, classic film franchises, original documentaries, comedy and music events on TV, on demand, online and on devices.   Launched in October 2009, EPIX has pioneered the development and proliferation of “TV Everywhere.”  It was the first premium network to provide multi-platform access to its content online at EPIX.com and was the first premium network to launch on Chromecast, XBox 360, PlayStation®, iOS, Android tablets, Windows 8.1 and Roku® players.  EPIX is available to authenticated subscribers on hundreds of devices including Apple® iPads® and iPhones® and is the only premium service providing all its programming on all platforms, delivering more movies than any other premium network, with thousands of titles available for streaming.

EPIX is a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA and VIA.B), its Paramount Pictures unit, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Through relationships with cable, satellite and telco partners, EPIX is available to over 50 million homes nationwide.  For more information about EPIX, go to www.EPIX.com. Follow EPIX on Twitter @EpixHD (http://www.twitter.com/EpixHD) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/EPIX), YouTube (http://youtube.com/EPIX), Instagram (http://instagram.com/EPIX), Google+ (http://plus.google.com/+EPIX), Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/EPIX) and Vine (https://vine.co/EPIX).

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