The Academy has made an unexpectedly early hire for its 2023 Oscars ceremony, bringing on board WWE to produce.
WWE replaces Will Packer, who oversaw the 2022 ceremony, and has been appointed to “take the high-octane, adrenaline-pumping action viewers loved last Sunday and turn up the heat,” said AMPAS in a statement.
The hire comes after the telecast of year’s ceremony saw a 60 percent surge in viewers on ABC, with numerous insiders saying that the Academy wanted to build on this momentum and focus on the show’s more popular moments.
“We couldn’t be more pumped to be getting in the ring with the Oscars,” said WWE CEO Vince McMahon. “Together, AMPAS and WWE will be the ultimate tag-team champions and we simply can’t wait to see the acting elite bodyslamming each other for Hollywood’s top championship belts next year.”
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