John Cena Goes 12 Rounds

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John Cena looks to be staring in a cop movie called 12 Rounds. Its a cop movie, so does that mean 12 Rounds of bullets, or does this cop end up in some sort of combat tournament consisting of 12 rounds.

Coming Soon says:

According to Variety, the story centers on a New Orleans police detective (Cena) whose girlfriend is kidnapped. Harlin will direct the $20 million pic from a script by Daniel Kunka.Production starts Feb. 25 in New Orleans. It’s WWE’s first project to film in the U.S., with previous pics shot in Australia.

John Cena may not be having as good of a transition from Wrestler to Movie Star as Dwayne Johnson, but he seems to be doing alright. Nothing makes me happier than to see non actors become movie stars. Wrestling is half acting anyways so I see WWE stars has half actors.

If this movie is about a fighting tournament, clearly a wrestler is a good choice. But at least we can be promised a whole lot of ass kicking and action. Hell, even an action cop movie would get the same results. With any luck we can get a good movie in the process.

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  11. hey john i think you were amazing in the marine so i think you would be more amzing just one question though when is 12 rounds coming to scotland on dvd

    xx becky xx

  13. Oh my god you lot are insulting a brilliant wrestler and actor how pathetic can you get the marine was brilliant and to be honest i cant wait for the new cena movie i hope its as good as his marine you lot going on about john cena on steroids but what did eddie gurrero die of see you lot dont know nothing

  15. SERIOUSLY KIDS!!!!

    Who’s hating on Cena????

    I see all these posts with drooling wrestling fans tripping over themselves to worship this guy and all of you are talking about “the haters” and the only “hate” is the reality that this guy is no actor.

    Get over it lemmings.

    1. well people say he’s no actor well he is good it’s just the roles that he picks are not up to what he can really do and if girls want to drool over him they can. he’s hot and athletic and just rocks so what ever.

  18. I can’t wait for this movie to come out. Loved The Marine, Love the WWE and definately love CENA. He is SOOOOOOO HOT. Anyone that has anything bad to say keep it to yourself. March 27th is a day to look forward to this year. YEAH BABY!!!!!!

  22. i agree with Laura all the way i luv John Cena He Is great in everything he does and yes it does sound the same but i will still want to see it so leave him alone cause if he couldnt act the wouldnt of hired him at all and they did. and instead of saying who is better just think how cool it would be if the Rock and John Cena were Tag team partners (yea it wont eva happen but still) they would be unstoppable. so what i am saying is they both are great wrestlers but the Rock was then And Cena is now so get over it k By the way i <3 CEna

  23. i think john cena is the best wrestler and his acting is ok but not the best i really liked the marine and although there may be a few little details that are the same WHO CARES its still got john cena in it so its gonna be entertaining and jgo 69 shut up you only dont like it coz shawn michaels is ur fave wrestler and john cena DOES NOT take steroids so stop calling him coz he is gonna do more great movies and more great albums JOHN CENA ROCKS

  24. cena is a muppet he is overrated all you people who say he is amazin and his films are good want to picture those films with another actor in and then say that they are good. he looks like a freakin monkey and he doesnt take steroids are you thick hes so full of roids his ears have popped out and he now looks like the mir space station what a goon

  26. This film has kinda the same story as The Marine, his wife is Kidnapped ands he basically trying to get them back. But The Marine is a good film so I guess this will be good but it sucks that its the same plot

  27. you know john cena is making THE MARINE 2 and it comes out in 2010 i cant wait the marine was the best and thee secound is going to twice as beter and 12 rounds if you still think its the same thing as THE MARINE well then read this After I’ve been promoted to detective, I kiss my wife-to-be goodbye and she leaves the house. I walk out of the house, I get a phone call from this criminal, and my house blows up, ” Cena said. “And that’s where we start with, ‘OK, I’m out of prison, I’m coming to get you, your girl is collateral, but I’m going to put you through these 12 rounds for what you did to me a year ago.’” haha i rewind it for everyone

    thats what he said during the interview about it oh btw its pg-13

  28. John Cena isn’t a bad actor at all, in this movie. There are some really great stunt sequences and action sequences in this film. He has a acrophobia (pathological, really) but he still did a great deal of his own stunt work at very high heights. It is a testament to his character that he was able to do the work despite his fear of heights. I really like Cena, Renny was great, and this film has huge, huge action and stunts. Cena’s stunt double (Lupo, a.k.a. “Manimal) was balls out the whole film long when Cena was not allowed (insurance) to do a given stunt. See this film before hating. I worked for Arnold back in the day, and Cena is a better actor at this stage for sure. Also, John, Nice rendition of Hank Jr.’s “Family Tradition” at the Wrap Party.

  29. So if you don’t think Cena is an actor (he isn’t… he is a wrestler… half actor at best) then you are a hater?

    This is a movie discussion… not WWE wannabe trashtalking.

    No one said you had to like Cena any more than they are saying you have to see this movie.

    Enjoy it if you want. Its your own call.

  30. For all you hating on my man JOHN CENA is just a bunch of jealous dick heads with no lives. You all did to shut up about him being on drugs not all wrestlers takes drugs. I loved THE MARINE Cena was fucking hot and i think 12 rounds will kick ass. If you didn’t like the marine then don’t go see 12 rounds then. You guys are not getting paid money to make the film cena is.

  31. After I’ve been promoted to detective, I kiss my wife-to-be goodbye and she leaves the house. I walk out of the house, I get a phone call from this criminal, and my house blows up, ” Cena said. “And that’s where we start with, ‘OK, I’m out of prison, I’m coming to get you, your girl is collateral, but I’m going to put you through these 12 rounds for what you did to me a year ago.'” haha i rewind it for everyone

    its pg-13

    1. I’m your number one fan litteraly!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I agree you rock; most of the people who say that are just hating because your way hotter than they’ll ever be, and like I said I’m your #1 fan!!!!!!!!!!! When you came to Des Moines Iowa I literally started to cry because I was so happy!!!!!!! I get picked on alot at school because I like you, but it’s worth it!!!!!!! HUSTLE LOYALTY RESPECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<3

  36. voces sao um bando de otarios

    Cena is the best wrestler.
    Cena is a great actor.
    well the marine wasent a great: movie but it was his first movie.
    Ijust can`t wait to 12 ROUNDS to came out.

  37. i liked the marine except for the last part it was totally dumb when he gives CPR to the girl she’s been under water for about 5 minutes no one can do that and the 12 rounds movie sounds a little bit similar like the marine i think john cena is great but it’s the movies that really don’t make that much sense so maybe if he came out in fast and the furious it be pretty cool so just hope it’s not the same as the marine

  38. i luv cena very much!! he’s rock…. don’t worry… i’ll be his first fan watch his new movie….anywhere i want u know that u’re da best wrestler among the best….. keep up ur work, cena!!!!!

  40. I am startled that there are this many comments on a post this old. I am also startled at the complete lack of grammar, spelling or punctuation in the most outspoken “fans” of this wrestler who thinks he can act.

  41. yo man i love the movie marine and and I can’t waite to see 12 rounds In fact I love John Cena hes the coolest and i heard that hes going to be a cop in this movie thats coming up in 2009 I want to saw that I’m a huge fan of John Cena

  42. well like i c lots of haterz out dere huh? 1st of all i dont care wat yall say 4 me cena is da hottest wwe star. i also enjoyed da marine if u didnt like it dan y did u spent da $$ n da time 2 watch it huh? even if Cena suck like yall say dont u which u could b able 2 lift all he can n earn all da $$ he does. Just da single fact dat hes a wwe wrestler n an actor makes him betta dan all of yall haterz

  43. (Type your comment here. Make sure you’ve read the commenting rules before doing so)john cena is kool and hot!
    i loved his movie the marine its my fav if i was a women i would fck cena so hard i love you cena my fav wrestler

  44. I purchased ‘The Marine – Urated DVD’ today for 1 cent as part of a special sale. I was ripped off…Perhaps the dumbest DVD I’ve ever paid for. The majority of blame lies with the story. Horrible script and story all together…If a mindless action flick is desired…You can unwisely invest time in this movie.

  46. I loved The Marine and I don’t care if this movie is like the same. Who doesn’t like John Cena. He’s the best. I can’t wait to see this movie when it comes out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  47. omg im so excited to be able to see cena in another movie!!!THE MARINE was a great hit and i loved the action.I hope since its is a “cop”movie that there will be alot of action!!!

  49. This movie sounds great, amazing actually. There will be alot more dialouge in this movie. Unlike the Marine which most of it’s dialouge consisted of “The Marine showed up!” or “I’m a Marine”. It will be a battle of wits, I wish Cena luck.
    PS For all you anti-cena’s
    this movie WILL be box office gold, come on, even though you hate him you’re going to go see it, “just because i want to trash it” please, you still paid 10 bucks to see it.

  52. It does sound a lot like the marine, which was a very good movie!!!! So i think 12 rounds will be too. I cant wait till it comes out soo i can prove to u ppl who are hatin on cena that, who gives if its the same plot!! John Cena’s hot a great wrestler and a good actor so im sure this movies gonna be good!!!!

  53. i think the marine was a very good movie. and 12 rounds will be too.
    so what if its the same plot.stop whining about it. you dont have to go see the movie. and for all of you guys hating on john,you are just jealous. he has the perfect body,perfect face,perfect personality,amazing wrestling skills,he is a great actor and rapper.

  54. man your all a bunch of haterz cena rules dam getting bored wtf so they make him win so wat he funny strong and did a lot the marine was a great movie its gonna be better than hhh movie sure they used the same plot so wat your all a bunch of f*cking idiots when cena first started out as a rookie he never got to win any matches he won his first title in wrestlemaina20 since then he has held the wwe champion ship 3 times the us title 3 times and the worldtag team title once man im sick of hhh winning titles cena hasent gotten that much times holding the title so piss if haterz

  57. everybody knows he is on steroids and so on and so forth and that wwe is FAKE but my mom liked the marine and so did my brother this new movie is much the same but i guess you can’t judge a book by it’s cover

  60. well….watever the story may be….if cena likes the script then you CAN see it…….no matter watever the script be…..so spend your most of the money in collectin its information…!!!

  61. Ok Look WWE Wretlsers may at one time have been on steroids but they arent now,Jeff hardy for instance was banned for 6 weeks for drug use,Steroids are a drug if a wwe superstar was tested and found using steroids theyd be sacked or suspended.

    And it is not the same plot as the marine,The idea with the girl is the same but the plot is going 12 rounds and having to use his mind and witts etc

    Not the same at all thnxs

  62. Any body who says Cena (and yeah its spelled with an E not an I guys!) cant wrestle is just jelous b/c yall dont make the money he does, have the looks he does, or the fame that he does. AND, so what if the movie has the same plot as the Marine! Maybe that is the only kind of movie that he likes doing. and by the way, i agree with any body who says cena is entertaining or good on the mic or wat ever! and the marine didnt suck, u just cant appreciate a good movie when u see it. AND you people who say he’s on steriods, well guys tell me why in college he weighed 248 and now he weighs 248. oh yeah he’s for real on steriods. and in case you didnt notice, he is GORGEOUS!!! i mean yall are looking at john cena’s biggest fan right here man. i mean yall that say you are his number one fan probably dont even know that much about him. like wat is his favorite animated movie? and how many brothers does he have? who was his first televised match against? yeah, thats why i know all those answers! oh and yeah he’s a “poor man’s the rock” ok i guess. obviously yall dont watch wrestling or the rock’s movies that often. enough said. oh and you guys are for real jelous cuz you just mad that if you tried to make a movie like that, it would be as pathetic as brittany spears come back performance. or maybe paris hilton’s acting career. did i say CAREER oops, i meant to say dead career. cena rocks, end of story. and if yall cant see that then U CANT SEE ME!

  63. Although Cena is again the main character, who has a girlfriend being kidnapped, just like in the Marine.. hey, it’s all good, maybe it will turn out to be a great movie afterall. It wasnt like his movie bombed the first time..Maybe Im biased, but I think Cena has amazing mic skills, and i will say he might tone his acting skills on the big screen like “the rock” who knows.. everyone casts their stones and automatically think ” oh my god, it’s gonna suck” Patience grasshoppers!

  64. Dylan, find your capslock key, it appears to be stuck.

    Cena is as good an actor as a professional wrestler needs to be. Read the comments on this post and you can see the level of drooling endorphin driven wrestling fans that are this movie’s target audience.

    1. I would have to disagree, I am not a wrestling fan,as a matter if fact I hate it, but I loved “The Marine”, and I can’t wait to see 12 rounds. John Cena seems to be the guy we all would like to have unlike some of the uncaring, unsensitive guys we are forced to deal with in society.

  65. STOP HATIN ON CENA ALL HES TRYIN TO DO IS MAKE SOME ENTERTAINMENT FOR U ALL AND YOUR JUST GONNA COMPLAIN AND CENA DOES NOT SUCK HE DOSNT TAKE STEROIDS

  66. The plot may seem the same to you, but i assure you it isn’t. It will be very different from The Marine and it will be another great Movie just like The Marine was, still is and always will be. John Cena is a great actor and Wrestler and he has way more charisma then the rock. At least he won’t leave his fans in the dirt for movies like that asshole the rock did. John Cena loves wrestling, the rock has no respect. Wrestling is the only reason he is big today yet he doesnt give anything back to the WWE fans. John Cena would never turn his back on wwe fans and thats a fact.

  67. hi evryone well i read all of you commentsabout john cena and the movie i would say haf of you don’t like him and the other haf dose ok thats fine.but the ones that say he’s on roids think again he’s not! i like johny c i think he’s cool and goodlooking and he works just ashard as anybody elts does in this world.i liked his frist movie the marine and i know i’ll like 12 rounds i can’t wait antill it comes out.i would spend any amount of money to see him he’s wroth evey cent and more.i hope he keeps making movies and i’ll collect them all.john cena is the best and don’t forget it.i’ll always be john cenas #1 fan he can have more then just one #1 fans.i’m just like evrybody elts hoping i can meet john one day that would be nice. ok i go now from you can’t see me.

  68. I was in New Orleans this weekend for French Quarter Festival and caught a glimpse of a scene. There was a bus letting people on and off and a fire engine comes haulin but and almost hits the bus. They said the name was 12 Rounds. Pretty cool.

  71. Cena’s a great wrestler, he’s definately NOT on steroids! He does bodybuilding. & even thought the plot is the same the movie is gonna kick ass! Coz he’s a really good actor. & 4 all u Cena haterz u knw he can whip ur asses any day!

  72. Well I have to say John Cena can so wrestler and he sure can act too..and I can’t wait til his new movie comes out and its ok if it kind of like The Marine that movie was Awesome too..John Cena is a great rapper too!!!

  73. Cena is a Great entertainer and if you dont like him just watch guys gone wild or something whatever makes you happy. He has gotten worse but that is the script he does what he is told in my opinion he is great and with some more experience he will be # 1 YOU CANT SEE ME !!!! HLR

    Later

  74. Wow the day of the filming we were actually there on Bourbon driving around when we got held up in traffic and noticed SWAT cars…we stopped when we saw a film crew…we asked and they told us it was “12 Rounds” with John Cena….personally I think It’s going to be an awesome movie…

  75. I AM A BIG WWE FAN . AN WANT TO SAY I AM VERY GLAD THEY PICK NEW ORLEANS AS THE BACK GROUND FOR THIS MOVIE. AN TO CENA AN THE CAST WE HERE IN THE CITY WELCOME YOU ALL WITH OPEN ARMS. AN I CAN NOT WAIT UNTIL IT’S FINISH. NOW WILL
    THEY PREMIERE HERE IN NEW ORLEANS. THAT BE A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT IF IT DID NOT…JUST WANT SAY KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

  76. (Type your comment here. Make sure you’ve read the commenting rules before doing so)i was in new orleans and saw some of the movie being filmed wow there is a lot in making a movie and saw cena getting out of nopd car after a crash we had to take long walks since the trolly was stopped and the roads were closed and what an inconvinence hope the movie is worth all the trouble i went through walking around the mess did not have any idea just how HARD acting it and how many hours are put in to the making of a movie … you are all underpaid….beck for tennessee

  78. ok the marine sucked bt who cares cenas hawt nd yall need 2 quit hatin. yu kno john cena cld kick ur butts! nd he cld play in the lamest movie ever nd id still pay 9$ to see it. john cena rocks nd ur all juss jealous!

  80. (I think the fact that 12 Rounds is filmed in New Orleans, Will Proubly make people that moved out of the city, want to come back. because,they see on the movie that the city is getting back in shape.

  81. I was in New Orleans recently and had a chance to look at the movie in making. John looked good and was putting a lot of effort to make the film action pack

  83. Me and my friends all watched the Marine, and we thought it was a pretty decent film.

    For those of you who said cena sucks at wrestling, why would you say that? Wrestling is fake, so if he wins or loses, not much about his skills. It’s the fact that wrestlers have the power to lift 500lbs into the air that’s his skills.

    The only problem is that I, a great Cena fan, do think it’s pathetic that they’re gonna use the same plots with two movies, same leading character…

  84. i am cena’s number #1 australian fan and i didnt think the marine was very good but just coz its sounds the the marine doesnt mean it’ll be the new marine maybe give it a chance and why do people always come on these kinda sites and bag the people what dont you have lives??? and by the way cena is hot and who cares if he takes steroids all wrestlers do so why dont you stop bagging on other people like cena and get on with your own lives..

  85. It’s a lot like the Marine… :))

    Can’t they find a better plot? I mean there are a lot of generes that he can work with… not only Marine/soldier/cop-fighting-action-saving-girl-movies.

    CIAO
    ~Bee ♥

  87. Cena rules!
    The Marine was awesome. The condemned was better. See No Evil sucked. Triple H’s movie coming in 2009, Journey of Death is going to rock. I’m Cena’s #1 fan and can’t wait for 12 Rounds!

  89. Never saw Cena, we were getting bored so did not stay the whole night. Saw them shooting some guys getting out of a Homeward Security armored truck though.

  90. Even tho it sounds the same as the marine it still sounds like a good movie.Plus seeing john cena up on the big screen once again is worth my $7.50 anyday.Plus he’s really hot i will go and see 12 rounds 100 times.

  91. I’m sitting here, in my hotel on Baronne, here in New Orleans, getting ready to go down to the set. We’re waiting to see who’s gonna show tonight. Saw a couple security guards walking down a hall, I hope Cena is in this scene.

  94. It may sound similar to the marine but it is not. You may say the rock is better but who cares he doesnt wrestle anymore anyways and we will always respect the rock. Cena CAN wrestle, wwe just doesnt let him use half his moves bcs they are afraid he will get hurt, boo him or cheer him its still sound and if wwe hears sound they WILL main even cena. He is NOT on steroids. Get some proof before you say that. This will be a good movie like the marine.

    1. I agree with you, I loved “The Marine”, it was action packed, fast moving. Cena seemed a little sad in the movie though. I am looking forward to seeing 12 rounds this weekend.

  95. the rock did get recognized for his role in the game plan… its been such a hot seller since it got released on dvd. i still think the best wwe film was the condemned hands down… but yet its the worse selling… i thought the marine was trash… but yet its the best seller… whats up with that? they need to make a movie with edge, that would be good…

  98. Idk. I mean the other movie Cena stared in was wack. All the characters were shallow & all Cena did was run in the woods, & god knows he was able to track the people that kidnapped his girl. I guess maybe he was followin there footsteps? I just think that wrestlers tryin to get in the movie business should quite while there ahead. The only one I think that’s done an ok job is Dwayne Johnson, but even his ass don’t get recognized for his onscreen roles. Whatever, Im out.

  101. I have to agree with everyone…this is the Marine all over again *sigh* . Also with Takata, I’d rather see the Big Show in a movie. Nothing like a Giant with a flare for comedy to bring on some laughs

  104. Who cares about this stupid movie? Cena should look in the mirror. Can any one say, silverback gorilla,. He looks like a hominid who spent too much money on steroids and in my opinion the movie is going to be as bad as he looks. Who thinks that’s sexy? Retarded, not to mention it perpetuates steriod use.

  105. @ Kristina

    Cina may not be albe to wrestle but if you can lift 400-500lb on your shoulders, flipping them to the mat onto their back, well, thats impressive too me. IMO

    LOL, i do agree that “he is the poor man’s The Rock”

  108. Since the only “Harlin” I’m familiar with is Renny Harlin it might be of some interest. However, despite Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea, Die Hard 2, Elm Street 4 and Long Kiss Goodnight …Harlin is hit and miss, with his most recent work being misses.

    The biggest obstacle here though is not Harlin or even Cena himself. It is, hands down, WWE. I was hoodwinked into thinking The Marine was going to be a decent action film, low modest budget, ‘old school’ flavor etc. Instead, it was laden with tasteless jokes, winks at the audience, and bad direction,writing and acting.

  110. @ Donald….

    damn it you beat me too it, when i was reading this…i was like, “wait a second, this sounds awfully familiar.” Like you said, this is exactly like the marine, except Cena is a cop.

  111. Wait? Isn’t that the EXACT same plot of his last film. So much so that I doubled checked to see if there was a glitch on TMB. I thought it was an old post from a few years ago.

    This is MARINE except this time we can call it COP.

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