John Cena's new movie Legendary opens tomorrow

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar

John Cena's latest movie, Legendary, opens tomorrow in select theaters across the nation. Patricia Clarkson, Danny Glover and Devon Graye have the other leading roles in this film which is distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and is the first of a new deal that WWE Studios signed for their movies distribution. The movie is about a teenage kid who joins his high school wrestling team to reunite with his estranged brother - played by Cena - and mother who split apart a decade earlier after his father, who was also a college wrestler, passes away. Legendary will also be released in Austria, France, Germany and the United Kingdom later this year. You can check out a list of theaters which will be playing the movie here.

John Cena's latest movie, Legendary, opens tomorrow in select theaters across the nation.

Patricia Clarkson, Danny Glover and Devon Graye have the other leading roles in this film which is distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and is the first of a new deal that WWE Studios signed for their movies distribution.

The movie is about a teenage kid who joins his high school wrestling team to reunite with his estranged brother - played by Cena - and mother who split apart a decade earlier after his father, who was also a college wrestler, passes away.

Legendary will also be released in Austria, France, Germany and the United Kingdom later this year.

You can check out a list of theaters which will be playing the movie here.

USA Today looks at the upcoming WWE movies

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar

USA Today had an article on the WWE Studios division with a photo for the article on the front page of the newspaper edition. 

Titled "Theatricality isn't a stretch for WWE stars-turned-actors," the story covers WWE's latest movies with John Cena, Triple H and the Big Show. 

WWE filmed seven back-to-back flicks in New Orleans to save on budget and the first movie to be released under a new deal will be Cena's "Legendary" which comes out in select theaters on Friday. 

You can read the article here.

Trailer for Cena's new movie "Legendary" released

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar Zevallos

The trailer for John Cena's new movie "Legendary" - which also has Patricia Clarkson and Danny Glover in leading roles - has been released. The movie is about fifteen year old Cal and his brother Mike - played by Cena - who are reunited after Cal decides to join the high school wrestling team in hopes that his brother will train him. The character played by Cena is a one time world-class high school/collegiate wrestler who leaves his mother - played by Clarkson - and his brother behind after a tragic car accident that killed their father, an accident that he feels responsible for. The movie will be released in selected theaters on September 10. You can see the trailer below.

Edge to star in new WWE Studios movie

Reported by ERnest I Aguilar Zevallos

LA Times Arts and Entertainment writer Steven Zeitchik wrote on his blog two days ago that the next WWE Studios movie to start filming following the current one with Triple H will be one titled "Chasing The Hawk" starring Edge. 

This will be an action comedy about a New Orleans lawyer who loses a classic car he holds dear and then sets out to find it. 

The latest movie announced will be the sixth of seventh that the company is filming back-to-back in the New Orleans area. 

Triple H is currently filming "The Chaperone" and already filmed "Inside Out" prior to that. 

Most movies are being shot with a budget between $5 to $10 million and some of them will be released in theaters while others will go straight-to-DVD.

 

WWE Studios starts filming new movie "The Chaperone"

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar Zevallos

WWE Studios kicked off principal photography this week on their latest movie, "The Chaperone," a movie with former WWE champion Triple H in the leading role. 

Actors Kevin Corrigan from "American Gangster," Ariel Winter from "Modern Family" and Annabeth Gish from "The West Wing" have been cast in the other major roles. 

The movie is about ex-con Ray Bradstone - played by Triple H - who is a former getaway driver determined to turn his life around and establish a relationship with his estranged daughter. 

Stephen Herek will direct the film from a screenplay by playwright S.J. Roth.

This movie is one of the seven back-to-back productions from WWE Studios in and around New Orleans, LA.

 

WWE Studios announces acquisition of new script

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar Zevallos

WWE Studios today announced the acquisition of the script "The Chaperone," a kids action comedy about a just released, ex-con dad who unwittingly becomes a chaperone for his teen daughter's class trip to New Orleans, while he is on the run from his old cronies who are trying to kill him. 

This will be the next movie to be shot by the studio in New Orleans, starting in Summer of this year with Triple H tentatively taking the leading role. 

The script was written by S.J. Roth, his first sale after making the transition from a playwright.

WWE Studios to release movies in theaters and DVD at same time

Reported by Ernest I Aguilar 

WWE is planning to release movies that will hit theaters in the United States on DVD at the same time internationally, followed by a home video release in the U.S. shortly after they end their theatrical run. 

WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon explained the situation during the conference call held with investors on Thursday saying that they don't want to spend more money to promote the same movie twice. 

WWE Studios are producing a total of nine back-to-back movies with budgets around the $5 million mark according to Variety. 

The first of those nine to be released is titled "Legendary," out on September 10 followed by "Knucklehead" on October 24 and "Eighth Grade," out early next year. 

The company right now is filming its fourth movie with Triple H titled "Inside Out," formerly known as "Killing Karma."