Randy Orton Confirmed to Star in Upcoming WWE Studios Sequel, Details

October 27, 2014

Variety.com has announced that WWE Studios plans to produce a sequel to the 2007 movie “The Condemned,” which starred Steve Austin.

The movie sequel will be called “The Condemned 2: Desert Prey,” and will star Randy Orton. Production on the movie will begin later this year in New Mexico, and Steve Beeks of Lionsgate, the company co-producing the film, had the following to say:

“We are excited to be reteaming with the WWE on ‘The Condemned 2,’ after such a positive experience on the original film,” said Lionsgate co-chief operating officer and motion picture group president Steve Beeks. “The combination of their brand marketing capabilities, creativity and deep lineup of dynamic onscreen talent result in a powerful partnership.”

According to the article, the film “follows a former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that’s broadcast to the public.”

Roel Reine (“Death Race: Inferno,” “The Scorpion 3”) will direct the action film from a script written by Alan McElroy (“The Marine 4”).

Orton reunites with Reine on “The Condemned” sequel after having previously worked together on “12 Rounds 2: Reloaded.”

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.