
WWE wrestling SuperStar John Cena
makes his motion picture debut in the rugged action thriller THE
MARINE. Cena is John Triton, a heroic Marine who returns home
after being discharged – against his will – from the war in
Iraq. Stateside, he finds himself back in action, when his wife
(Kelly Carlson) is kidnapped by a murderous gang led by the
merciless Rome (Robert Patrick). With everything on the line,
the Marine will stop at nothing to carry out his toughest and
most important mission.
THE MARINE is directed by award-winning commercial director John
Bonito. WWE Films’ Joel Simon produces, with Kathryn Sommer
Parry and Jonathan Winfrey. Vince McMahon, Chairman, World
Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is the executive producer with
Matt Carroll. The film is distributed by Twentieth Century Fox.
THE MARINE was filmed on location in Queensland, Australia, with
the production based at the Warner Roadshow Studios on the Gold
Coast. Says producer Joel Simon, “We chose to film in
Australia partly because it was economically viable, but also
because it offered us a great environment, facilities and
weather. And the crews are some of the best in the world. We had
a wealth of talent behind us such as our very talented
cinematographer David Eggby, ACS and our award-winning
production designer Herbert Pinter. So working in Australia was
very exciting for us – a great adventure.”
For WWE, THE MARINE represents an exciting new venture into the
motion picture business. Comments McMahon: “Having
successfully submerged itself in the world of television and
generated a host of superstar talent, WWE is ideally positioned
to bring its unique and powerful cultural sensibility to the
motion picture industry. I am extremely excited about taking WWE
into the film business, and we believe that we will achieve new
artistic and commercial successes on the big screen.”
Adds Joel Simon, “The WWE is about entertainment and that’s
what we wanted to do with THE MARINE – give the audience pure
entertainment – character, action and fun. The film is
character driven, which was important, with a protagonist
who’s in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then it becomes
pure guttural action, which is another reason we selected this
script. It’s the perfect action vehicle for John Cena, who is
one of the WWE’s biggest talents. We really do believe that
he’s the next major action star.”
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