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... [More]

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." -- © 20th Century Fox [Less]