CM Punk Turns Down WWE Studios Movie Role

[Troy]

If he was in an interesting role then I would watch it otherwise I would ignore it like I have for most of the previous WWE Films.

 

[SAIYANS]

He will do something eventually for WWE and it will probably do okay since he has a lot of hardcore fans.

What WWE Films need to do is go back to the start. See No Evil and The Marine made them a ton of money because they were film genres that had a big crossover with wrestling fans. Go back to doing more action/horror/thriller movies without these weak storylines like they have had for recent releases. They also need to get out of that deal with WalMart where they do a limited release run in 10 theatres before releasing the DVD and Bluray only in Walmart. Go back to doing a wide release and then go for the DVD and Bluray release.

To be fair the only movie to not make money were The Condemned and Marine 2, so the Walmart deal works. Plus they have expanded it to where the movie becomes available at redbox and on Netflix the same day apt hat Walmart gets it as well.

I agree with the horror film part though, which is why I'm interested to see how the Clay movie turns out.

 

[PHX]

Still surprised The Condemned didn't do as well since I thought it was one of the better movies they have done

 

[Troy]

To be fair the only movie to not make money were The Condemned and Marine 2, so the Walmart deal works. Plus they have expanded it to where the movie becomes available at redbox and on Netflix the same day apt hat Walmart gets it as well.

I agree with the horror film part though, which is why I'm interested to see how the Clay movie turns out.

I am pretty sure that the last four movies haven't made money although admittedly it does take some time to earn back the money through DVD/Bluray sales. Knucklehead, The Chaperone, That's What I Am and Inside Out all struggled early on with sales and it is going to take a long time for them to break even. Also didn't The Condemned finally break even some time last year thanks to DVD sales/rentals?

I am looking forward to seeing WWE return to Horror. Their first film, See No Evil, was their most profitable so it is a bit odd that WWE has taken so long to get back to the Horror genre.

 

[SAIYANS]

I thought I read that they made money from the Netflix and redbox deals for the movies.

The Condemned took the most to make which is why it really didn't help the bottom line. In comparison Cena's 12 Rounds took 5M iirc, which isn't a lot in actuality for a production

 

[SAIYANS]

TBH I liked See No Evil, Legendary, The Chaperone, Walking Tall, and The Rundown. And yes the Rocks first three movies were WWE films as well

 

[Troy]

Fair enough I haven't read much about Netflix or Redbox so I have no idea how they work or the deals behind them.

I think 12 Rounds cost at least $10 million but still it made a decent amount at the box office worldwide and the DVD sales were really high.

I still think that it would be good if WWE gave them a proper wide release at the box office and even released them worldwide into specific markets where WWE is very popular.

 

[Troy]

TBH I liked See No Evil, Legendary, The Chaperone, Walking Tall, and The Rundown. And yes the Rocks first three movies were WWE films as well

I liked the early films like See No Evil, Marine, Condemned, 12 Rounds but since then it has gone down hill. I liked The Rock films they co-produced as well like Scorpion King and Walking tall.

 

[PHX]

For the longest I thought those Rock movies were non WWE film movies. Just didn't seem like it comparison to the other WWE films they have done.

 

[Troy]

For the longest I thought those Rock movies were non WWE film movies. Just didn't seem like it comparison to the other WWE films they have done.

WWE co-produced them with the bigger studios. See No Evil was the first stand alone WWE Film.

 

[SAIYANS]

I liked 12 Rounds better than The Marine

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Comparing See No Evil to the Chaperone is like comparing bad with horrible.

 

[Defiant]

Love how this has turned into the WWE Films Discussion Thread. But on that note, 12 Rounds was actually a pretty cool action flick, I don't care what anyone says.