Behind The Scenes of “GI Joe 2” Featuring The Rock

September 5, 2011

The set of GI Joe 2: Retaliation was jumpin' as the crew approached the Labor Day Weekend. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who faces John Cena in next year's WrestleMania, sent shockwaves across the Twitterverse when he tweeted confirmation that comedic actor DeRay Davis from Semi-Pro and Jumping The Broom has signed on for a part in the Jon Chu-directed sequel. Rock's first message stated "On set now. We're all waiting for ONE actor: @DeRayDavis. Very late. Time to get ya ass whupped son.."

Davis is just the latest of many new additions to the G.I. Joe cast, which also includes Palicki, Bruce Willis, Ray Stevenson, Joseph Mazzello, Walton Goggins, RZA, D.J. Contra and more. Returning from the first film will be Channing Tatum, Ray Park and Byung-hun Lee. The movie is currently in production and is scheduled to hit theaters on June 29, 2012.

You can check out exclusive photos of WWE WrestleMania main eventer Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on set of GI Joe 2: Retaliation HERE.

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.