Randy Orton to star in 12 Rounds: Reloaded

WWE Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today announced WWE Superstar Randy Orton will star in "12 Rounds: Reloaded," the second installment in the "12 Rounds" franchise.

The film "12 Rounds: Reloaded" was written by David Benullo and will be directed by Roel Reiné ("The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption" and "Death Race: Inferno"). Principal photography will begin Sept. 26 in Vancouver. This is WWE Studios’ second film in a three-picture agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Orton will portray an Emergency Medical Technician who finds himself caught in a deadly 12-round game of cat and mouse with a vengeful man tied to the paramedic's past. With little time to spare and his wife's life hanging in the balance, the EMT must figure out why he's been chosen to be the pawn in this maniac's game before it's too late.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will handle worldwide distribution on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital download. WWE will utilize its extensive global reach through its television, digital media and print assets to market the release of the film.

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Randy Orton To Star In "The Marine 3"

PWInsider.com is reporting that Randy Orton has been slated to star in The Marine 3. Word is that WWE wanted to put a "big name" star in the film in an effort to help reboot the series.

The original film starred John Cena, while the second film starred Ted DiBiase.

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Updated List Of Theaters Releasing "That's What I Am" With Randy Orton

The latest WWE Studios project featuring Randy Orton entitled "That's What I Am" will have a limited theatrical release next Friday in the following theaters:

* Harkins Arrowhead Fountains 18 - (623) 412-0122 - Peoria, AZ

* Chino Hills 18 - (909) 627-8010 - Chino Hills, CA

* Harkins Northfield 18 - (303) 595-4275 - Denver, CO

* West End Cinema - (202) 419-3456 - Washington, DC

* Channelside Cinemas Stadium 9 & IMAX - (813) 221-0700 - Tampa, FL

* Chatham 14 - (773) 783-8711 - Chicago, IL

* Mall of America - (952) 851-0074 - Bloomington, MN

* Quad Cinemas 4 - (212) 255-8800 - New York, NY

* Shaker Square Cinemas - (216) 921-9342 - Shaker Heights, OH

* Southlake Town Square 14 - (817) 310-0345 - Southlake, TX

This list is courtesy of the film's official website. For more information, go to ThatsWhatIamMovie.com.

Randy Orton Discusses Upcoming Movie

Randy Orton was interviewed last month at the Santa Barbara Film Festival to discuss his role in the upcoming WWE Studios film That's What I Am.

"The Viper" discusses the movie's plot as well as the differences between acting in WWE and in film. He also states that he would like to further his acting career.

The film is scheduled for a brief theatrical run Wrestlemania weekend before its released on video May 10.

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Orton's New WWE Movie Premieres

Randy Orton appeared with co-stars at the premiere of WWE Studios' That's Who I Am this weekend at The Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara, California. Orton's new movie was presented as part of the Centerpiece Gala at the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The movie is scheduled to be released later this year and stars Ed Harris.

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Wrestlers tag-team from ring to film

The day after one of the biggest professional wrestling events of the year, Randy Orton, the heavily tattooed, frequently sneering, seven-time World Wrestling Entertainmentchampion, is standing in the bowels of the Staples Centerconfessing a lack of self-confidence. Not about his most recent performance in the ring, where he administered the requisite body slams, clotheslines and backbreakers to his rival, Irish wrestler Sheamus. This is about channeling his inner Humphrey Bogart more than his inner Hulk Hogan.

"I can't say I'm confident in my abilities as an actor," Orton says tentatively, describing his experience as a dramatic performer in the 2011 movie "That's What I Am," a period coming-of-age story with Amy Madigan and Ed Harris in which Orton plays a father caught up in a school controversy. "I thought doing this for 10 years would give me an edge, but it hasn't."

Many a wrestler has attempted the leap from the ring to the silver screen. Mike Mazurki moved to midcentury noir pictures, Jesse Ventura and Rowdy Roddy Piper popped up inaction movies in the 1980s and '90s and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has starred in action movies such as "The Scorpion King" and broad comedies, including "The Tooth Fairy."


Orton's shift is different. It's part of a far larger transformation being orchestrated by WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon that may be either pure marketing genius or simple hubris. The wrestling impresario is taking the personalities from his weekly fight shows — where they can regularly be seen diving off ropes, drop-kicking mouthy opponents and goading a bloodthirsty crowd — and trying to mold them into subtle thespians.

Unlike the usual switch to big action vehicles or broad comedies, he's hoping the stars can pull off roles in gentle comedies, dramas and police procedurals. In other words, he's hoping they can act."When you create global superstars and part of their skill is their acting skills, this is a natural extension," McMahon said.

McMahon has created a film division of WWE, with a slate of more than half a dozen pictures distributed through Samuel Goldwyn Films, that doesn't go for a big concept built around star power. Instead, the movies tell smaller stories with experienced actors such as Harris, Madigan, Patricia Clarkson and Danny Glover, and slot the wrestlers in as part of an ensemble, hoping their acting can carry the day.

Randy Orton's movie changed name...AGAIN!

The WWE Studios movie that will feature actor Ed Harris and WWE star Randy Orton has changed names again, according to NOLA.com. The film had working titles of Big Red and Big Ginger, but is now called “That's What I Am”. The story notes that the film is a “Wonder Years”-style dramatic comedy about a middle-school kid and the invaluable life lessons he learns from a special teacher that shot this spring in Jefferson. The story goes on to contain details about the WWE flicks Legendary and Knucklehead. The latter stars Big Show and next week's Raw guest host Mark Feuerstein. To read more, visit NOLA.com.

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Randy Orton to star in a movie!

WWE began filming the movie “Big Red” in New Orleans this week. It stars actors Ed Harris and Amy Madigan with RAW’s Randy Orton. The movie is based in the mid 1960’s and focuses on a smart 12-year-old boy whose teacher makes him work with a social outcast on a project and the outcast has an incident with a bully at school. Orton will star as the father of the bully who tries to get Harris fired him his job as teacher. Madigan will play the school’s principal. Big Red is an example of a new strategy being employed by WWE Studios, which is to cast big name Hollywood actors in their films and use WWE superstars as supporting characters.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)