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The Marine 2

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The Marine 2
Directed byRoel Reiné
Written by
  • Christopher Borrelli
  • John Chapin Morgan
Produced byMichael Lake
Starring
CinematographyJoost van Starrenburg
Edited byMichael Trent
Music byTrevor Morris
Production
companies
WWE Studios(Marine 2 Productions, Inc.)
Distributed by20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release date
  • December 29, 2009(2009-12-29)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million[1]

The Marine 2is a 2009 Americanaction filmdirected byRoel Reiné,written by Christopher Borrelli and John Chapin Morgan, and produced by Michael Lake. The film stars areTed DiBiase Jr.,Temuera Morrison,Lara Cox,Robert ColebyandMichael Rooker.It is the stand-alone sequel toThe Marine,starringJohn Cena,and it is the second in thefilm series.This was Ted DiBiase's film debut. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on December 29, 2009.

The film was inspired by theDos Palmas kidnappings.[2]

The film was produced by the films division ofWWE,calledWWE Studios,and distributed in the United States by20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.[3]

Plot[edit]

Joe Linwood (Ted DiBiase, Jr.) of theUS MarineForce Reconattempts to rescue his wife Robin (Lara Cox), and other guests from a hotel which has been taken over by a gang of bloodthirsty terrorists. The Linwoods are vacationing at the lavishThailandresort when the terrorists invade during the hotel's grand opening. Joe escapes the initial onslaught and must find a way to save his wife and the other hostages.

Cast[edit]

  • Ted DiBiase Jr.as Joe Linwood
  • Temuera Morrisonas Damo, terrorist leader
  • Lara Coxas Robin Linwood, Joe's wife
  • Robert Colebyas Darren Conner, billionaire
  • Michael Rookeras Church,US Armyveteran
  • Kelly B. Jones as Cynthia
  • Sahajak Boonthanakit as Shoal, corrupt government official
  • Dom Hetrakulas Calob
  • Marina Ponomareva as Lexi
  • Levern Gibbs as Spotter
  • Tsyun Malherbe as Young Tourist
  • Able Wanamakok as Reporter on TV
  • Thienchai Jayasvasit as Thickset
  • Kawee Sirikanaerut as Bantoc
  • Pongsanart Vinsiri as Military Commander
  • Supoj Khaowwong as Blondie

Casting[edit]

WWE wrestler and real-life former MarineRandy Ortonwas set to play the lead role. He had to decline, due to acollarboneinjury.[4]

Sequel[edit]

A sequel,The Marine 3: Homefront,was released on March 5, 2013. It stars WWE wrestlerMike "The Miz" Mizaninin the lead role.[5]Randy Ortonwas initially cast in the lead role; however, due to his previous negative association with the Marine Corps, he was replaced by Mizanin.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Updated WWE DVD Sales Information".
  2. ^DiBiase Rocks The Marine 2 - IGN,13 August 2009,retrieved2021-04-04
  3. ^"WWE.com - The Marine 2".WWE.com. 2009-12-29.Retrieved2012-08-13.
  4. ^"WWE News, RAW Results, Smackdown Results".
  5. ^Luce, Patrick (2012-05-01)."WWE wrestler" The Miz "is the new Marine".monstersandcritics.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-10.Retrieved2012-08-13.
  6. ^Csonka, Larry (2012-04-03)."Randy Orton Loses Role in Marine: Homefront Due to Outrage From The Real Marines".Retrieved2012-08-13.

External links[edit]

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