Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: funimation.com/athena-goddess-of-war (US) Special Thanks to Michelle Lee

ATHENA: GODDESS OF WAR. Photo courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © SBS and SBS Content Hub.

FUNimation Entertainment announced today at San Diego Comic-Con that it has acquired the broadcast, home entertainment, video on demand and theatrical rights to the motion picture ATHENA: GODDESS OF WAR (???: ??? ??, Atena: Jeonjaengui Yeosin, 2010). This live-action movie is a spin-off to the hit Korean series IRIS (????, 2009) and stars award-winning actress Soo Ae. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack is scheduled to release on October 23, 2012 with an SRP of $29.98. Rating is TV-14. Beautiful double-agent Yoon Hye-in is caught in the middle of a game of nuclear espionage – and torn between two very different men. One heroically fights beside her on the anti-terror task force known as NTS. The other ruthlessly controls Athena, the extremist organization NTS is trying to stop. As Yoon Hye-in struggles to choose between them, growing suspicions from all sides put her life on the line. Can she keep her double-life hidden? How long can she play both sides of the law -- and two powerful men -- before her cover is violently compromised? The countdown to an explosive stand-off begins now!

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