John Cena To Star In The Marine 3 & WWE Signs New Deals

February 15, 2012

John Cena Deadline.com is reporting that WWE Studios and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have come to terms on a new deal that will produce 3 new straight to DVD projects. One of those movies being The Marine 3.

It has been confirmed that John Cena will reprise his role of John Triton in The Marine Homefront. The first Marine movie from 2006 was the most succesful WWE studios project and generated over $18 million in revenue.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will handle worldwide distribution for the 3 movies via Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital download.

“WWE Studios will continue to expand its film offerings to appeal to a wide range of movie fans in 2012 and 2013,” said WWE Studios President, Michael Luisi. “We look forward to building upon our relationship with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to present movies that bring action, adventure and humor to audiences all over the globe.”

No details yet on the other two movies, but one of them is expected to star WWE Champion CM Punk.

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