ABOUT THE MOVIE
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."
MAKING "THE MARINE"….
IN THE WORDS OF THE FILMMAKERS
JOHN CENA: FROM RING TO SCREEN
John Cena: "My character in THE MARINE, John Triton, fights for his country – and loves doing so. He has a good wife, and he's really focused on family. He's a down-to-earth, grounded guy."
Cena: "How did I get the role? That's like asking me how I became a professional wrestler. I think it is the dream of a lot of people to be both; it certainly was mine! There was really no transition from wrestling to motion pictures. It's not a move up – they're both on the same level. My goal is to keep wrestling, until I can no longer handle it physically. I just want to add movies and acting into the mix."
Cena: "In THE MARINE, I'm not as over-the-top as I am in the ring, where I'm usually the one talking trash and making fun of my opponents. In the film, I have to be soft-spoken – a walk-softly-and-carry-a-big-stick kind of guy."
Cena: "I missed the roar of the [wrestling] crowd while I was filming, and I can't wait to get back to that. Filming is a whole different experience from wrestling."
Cena: "Robert Patrick plays the lead bad guy. He gets to be the witty character – the guy who's a snazzy dresser and shoots first and asks questions later."
Cena: "Kelly Carlson plays my wife, a character very different than her role on ‘Nip/Tuck.' In our film, she's very clean-cut and wholesome – but still very sexy."
Cena: "Kelly [Carlson] can fight. She and Abigail Bianca, who plays the villainous Angela, have a fight sequence in the film, where they went at it WWE style! I think [the WWE wrestlers] The Divas would be proud of their work. Kelly and Abigail were really in [their fight scene] with each other. They made sure each kick and punch meant something. When I heard that they accidentally really connected [blows] by mistake, I patted them on the shoulder and said, ‘Welcome to the WWE.'"
Cena: "I wanted audiences [seeing THE MARINE] to get their money's worth. You're going to see some great action – and you're going to believe in John Triton."
ROBERT PATRICK: RETURN TO VILLAINY
Robert Patrick: [In THE MARINE] I play Rome, a jewel thief. He's psychotic and cold-blooded, but he has a wicked sense of humor. He's a charismatic bad guy. It's one of those fun characters where I can do anything I want and have a lot of fun with him. You're in on the joke with the audience; the hope is they like you being bad, and revel in your ‘badness.'"
Patrick: "I don't think I've ever worked with anybody as powerfully built as John Cena. Arnold [Schwarzenegger] in ‘Terminator 2' was big – but John's enormous. I'm sure he's not an easy guy to throw around the [wrestling] ring."
Patrick: "John Cena should be the next Terminator. I told John he should go ahead and take that job. He'd be perfect. I think the Governor is too busy to do it, isn't he?"
Patrick: "There are a lot of big action sequences in this movie. There's an explosion every few minutes! And there are some things that reminded me of working on ‘Terminator 2', like missiles being fired into cars. I haven't done a film like this in a long time, so it's fun to experience this kind of relentless action, again."
KELLY CARLSON: ACTION HEROINE!
Kelly Carlson: "One of the reasons I accepted the part was to be part of an action film. I love doing fight scenes. I love being very active and working out. We were constantly doing stunts in THE MARINE. So the film fulfilled that ‘action' side of me that I haven't experienced in other roles. During shooting, the cast and crew called me ‘Mini-Champ.' I'm tiny, but I can pack a punch!"
Carlson: "I have a long fight in the film with Abigail Bianca, who plays one of my abductors. We stumbled, punched, flipped, kicked each other – and she hit me in the face with a gun! Abigail is very physical – she's petite, but she held her own in our fight scene. Abigail and I should go on tour with John Cena and the WWE – as a pre-show, of course [laughs].
Carlson: "Another draw to do THE MARINE was that the character, Kate Triton, is sweet and loving, and she comes from an honest place. I don't get to play that very often. I usually play a femme fatale in movies and on TV. On the series ‘Nip/Tuck,' my character is sort of sugar and vinegar. She can be very vindictive. And Kate [in THE MARINE] is the opposite of that – she's a very loving person."
Carlson: "Shooting in the swamp was difficult: there were always a lot of spiders and crocodiles. We worked in water up to our waists. It freaked me out at first, but I got used to it."
JOHN BONITO: A NEW ACTION FILM MAESTRO
John Bonito: "The WWE really wanted to put its mark on feature films. They made it clear: Let's go for the jugular with THE MARINE. I was excited to be a part of that."
Bonito: "Explosions? Let's just say that on set we had a running joke: If it's getting built, it's getting blown-up."
Bonito: "THE MARINE is a fastball down the middle – a rock ‘em, sock ‘em action thriller."
Bonito: "I was not familiar with John Cena's work as a wrestler, but after working with him on THE MARINE, I was very impressed with his work ethic – every day he came to play. He was a consummate professional."
Bonito: "John Cena did many of his own stunts: He jumped cars, smashed into cars, jumped out of burning buildings. He was blown up, shot at, stabbed, punched and kicked. He also has a natural charisma; the camera loves him."
Bonito: "Robert Patrick does a lot of serious, dramatic roles, but he has a great sense of humor, and that really comes across in the film."
Bonito: "Kelly Carlson was a real trooper: she gets pushed around, dragged, thrown, blow up – and she always wanted to do the big action scenes herself."
JOEL SIMON: A NEW ERA FOR THE WWE
Joel Simon: "Vince and Linda McMahon told me what they were looking for in a film company. They wanted to make a full commitment to the motion picture business. Most of all, we all wanted to fulfill the expectations of the WWE fans. We have this wonderful audience that watches our programming every week. Fulfilling their expectations for WWE funded movies was what most excited me."
Simon: "When I [co-produced] ‘X-Men,' it took six years to get the film off the ground. It took ‘Wild, Wild West' [on which Simon was an executive producer] five years in development. That's just the pace of Hollywood. Vince McMahon's pace is very simple: He wakes up on Monday morning with an idea, and that idea is on TV the same night."
Simon: "The first thing we [WWE's Vince McMahon, Linda McMahon and Simon] decided was that we're never going to make films about wrestlers. We are not going to be in the wrestling-film business because that's what we do in our day jobs."
ABOUT THE WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) finances the development of its films, culled from pitches, original screenplays, books and articles. WWE Films also supervises production and produces all of their in house projects where the goal is not to be a development company, but to make movies, both for theatrical release and the direct to video market.
WWE's investment in its film products will include using all its various media platforms and marketing expertise to promote these films to the public. "There is a synergy within WWE that will allow us to put our entire marketing and media infrastructure behind the opening of a WWE movie," says Joel Simon. "We can promote our movies within our television programming, at our more than 325 live events a year, on the Internet, and in our magazine, ‘WWE', as well as in our many home video and DVD offerings to expose our movies to the huge global WWE audience."
ABOUT THE CAST
WWE SuperStar, actor and recording artist, JOHN CENA (John Triton) is one of today's rising young stars. Wired into today's culture, he has built a significant fan base over the past three years. He uses his charisma, blue-collar work ethic and passion to provide his fans with a pure adrenaline rush each time he performs. Grounded in modest roots and a strong sense of self, he connects to fans around the world in a genuine way that few celebrities can.
Cena's intensity and authenticity has made him a household name in sports entertainment and WWE's most popular SuperStar in fan appeal and product sales. Since his debut in June of 2002, John has become the 2-time undefeated United States Champion at "WrestleMania." His branded product sales exceeded $12 million in 2004. He can currently be seen on television weekly in over 100 countries as well as 200 live performances annually on five continents. More teens watch John Cena each week than an average regular-season NFL, NBA or MLB game.
Growing up in the rural community of West Newbury, Massachusetts, Cena was an easy target with his baggy pants and Kid ‘N Play high-top fade haircut. Inspired by hip-hop music's messages of rebellion and self-reliance, Cena stood his ground, stayed true to his love of hip-hop and hit the gym.
Prior to becoming a WWE champion, Cena was an All-American football player at Springfield College and a successful bodybuilder. A dedicated WWE fan, Cena watched from the bleachers as his heroes, Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, competed. He left college to join a wrestling school and quickly began working as an Ultimate Pro Wrestler.
Cena began freestyling taunts against his opponents after the WWE creative team overheard him rhyming. "They asked me if I wanted to do it on the air, and I said, ‘Of course.' After that, I started rapping every week and eventually created my own intro music."
In May 2005, Columbia Records released Cena's debut album, "You Can't See Me." Featuring 17 original hip-hop tracks, it debuted at No. 15 on Billboard Top 200 Chart with over 40,000 albums sold the first week. It was No. 3 on Billboard Rap Chart behind 50 Cent and Mike Jones, and No. 5 on Billboard R&B Chart. Paying tribute to the classic two-man rhyming crews of the past, Cena and Tha Trademarc (Marc Predka) nimbly trade verses throughout the album. Cena's reverence for, and knowledge of, hip-hop techniques and culture impressed respected rap legend Freddie Foxx (aka Bumpy Knuckles), who is also featured on the album.
Recently, Cena guest starred on numerous television shows, and he is quickly becoming a favorite of producers on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "Best Damn Sports Show Period." In addition, he has been seen on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Mad TV," CNBC's "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch," CNN "Headline News," "The Insider" and "Good Day New York." He performed in a sketch on "Mad TV."
A steely-eyed veteran in his craft, ROBERT PATRICK (Rome) commands the screen with his powerful, confident presence.
He can currently be seen starring as Colonel Tom Ryan in CBS' new hit action-drama "The Unit," produced by David Mamet. The show follows a team of America's covert operatives and how their dangerous job affects their lives.
Patrick appeared opposite Harrison Ford in Warner Bros. "Firewall." He was also recently seen opposite Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash's father in Twentieth Century Fox's Golden Globe-winning film "Walk the Line" for director James Mangold.
Patrick has an extensive television and film resume. Audiences will remember Patrick as John Doggett on the last two seasons of the classic television series "The X-Files." He is best known for his performance as the T-1000 in the box office smash hit "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." He received critical acclaim for his high profile performances in the second season of HBO's "The Sopranos." His film credits include "Ladder 49," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle," "Spy Kids," "All the Pretty Horses," "The Faculty," "From Dusk Til Dawn 2: Texas Blood," "Copland," "Eye See You," "A Texas Funeral," and "The Only Thrill."
He also appeared in the films "Rosewood," "Striptease" "Fire in the Sky," "Double Dragon: The Movie," "Decoy," "The Last Gasp" and "Hong Kong '97." He was featured in an episode of Showtime's "The Outer Limits," in the TNT Original Movie "Bad Apple," and in the CBS mini series "Elvis," in which he played Elvis' father.
Born in Marietta, Georgia, Patrick was an avid athlete growing up but was taken with acting after sitting in on some drama classes in high school. He moved to Hollywood in 1984 and was cast in the beatnik play "Go." He got his break during this performance when he was discovered by casting director Roger Corman.
KELLY CARLSON (Kate) is a series regular on the FX drama series "Nip/Tuck," starring as Kimber Henry, the perfection-compelled model with a reckless appetite.
She had a starring role in "Starship Troopers 2." As part of the film's promotion, she enthusiastically devoted time to visiting hospitals to meet with military personnel wounded in the Iraqi and Afghani theatres of war and meeting with their families.
Born in Minneapolis, Carlson began her working relationship with cameras as a model at 17, and soon became one of the most popular models and commercial actresses in the Midwest. Professionals constantly urged her to continue her career in Hollywood, and at the insistence of her agent she headed west while still in her teens.
She had trained in acting for years, and soon began to study with top coach, Lee Kelton Smith. Soon thereafter, she landed roles in "Little Big League," "Splitsville" and "Paparazzi." Her television work includes guest-starring roles on "Everwood" and "Passions." She has appeared on stage in such productions as "Vanities," "Cheaters," "Girl's Guide To Chaos," "Charlotte's Web" and "Can't Trust The Mate."
Carlson is a spokesperson for the Smile Network, an organization that addresses the cosmetic surgery needs of at-risk children. A one-time nationally competitive equestrian, she still enjoys horseback riding.
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