Time Network special science fiction giant "Dune" is in the hot screening, the film last weekend in North America won 40.1 million US dollars, the domestic box office so far more than 150 million yuan, stronger than previously expected performance, today "Dune" officially announced that it will make a sequel, Villeneuve continues to direct.
The film brings together a number of Hollywood casts, among which the former WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) player, known as Dave Batista with the role of "Guardians of the Galaxy" "Destroyer", this time with director Villeneuve after "Blade Runner 2049".
Previously at WWE, Batista's nickname was "Beast", and this time in "Dune", he played the number one general of the Haknnan family and the number one thug of the villain force - "Beast Laban", although the role is not much, but the role is key. Set for a sequel to 2023, Batista may have more performances if she returns to star.
Dave Batista, "Dunes"
Attentive fans must be concerned that WWE superstars like Batista often appear in movies or dramas, from WWE to Hollywood, from wrestling rings to the big screen or screen for crossover performances. Among them, the successful transformation is well known to fans, such as Dwayne Johnson, John Senna, and Batista.
These wrestlers who have achieved some success in the film and television industry today are inseparable from the previous experience of WWE. Strictly speaking, WWE is not a formal fighting competition, but mainly entertainment, with story scripts, plot design, choreographed variety shows, full of fun and ornamentation, and sometimes need some improvisation, so there are certain requirements for the performance ability of the contestants.
In 2019, Dwayne Johnson produced and guest-starred in a sports biopic "Fight for Home", which unreservedly showed the true workings of WWE, as one of the film's producers WWE frankly unveiled the mystery of professional wrestling to the audience.
In addition, WWE also has its own film production company (WWE Studios), founded in 2002, invested in a series of films, such as the Marines series, the "12 Rounds" series, the "Death Row" series, "Vendetta", etc., most of which are B-grade action films, each starring WWE's wrestling superstars.
A wrestler who can really play may not be able to become a star, but can act. Therefore, to become a WWE superstar, you must have superb acting skills. The same is to act, Hollywood, this vast world, has become their transformation of the "cross-border resort", as long as they are given a stage, a good script, they will use their tough bodies and hardcore explosive power to conquer the audience.
However, due to the limitations of appearance, WWE players often have a narrow play path, most of them can only play supporting roles, as some special actors cameo appearances, and few can pick the beam to play the main role. This article selects some of the big guys who have been transferred actors by WWE wrestlers and combed through their acting experiences, some of which have a foothold in Hollywood, and some of whom have played some special roles as green leaves. Muscle Macho Men Assemble Attack!
Dave Batista is well known to audiences, thanks to the role of "Destroyer" in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014, which changed not only his career, but also his life. Interestingly, he who had previously shown himself as a grumpy and wild figure in WWE had become a dumb and funny person who lacked two tendons in the Marvel Universe.
As early as 2010, Batista's contract with WWE officially ended, he planned to focus on acting career, successively starred in "Small Town Reverse", "Iron Fist", "Interstellar Legends 3", "Scorpion King 3: Redemption War" and other action movies, but there has not been much breakthrough, tepid, during the period due to the small number of films, he even went bankrupt for a time. In the middle, he returned to WWE several times, until he starred in "Guardians of the Galaxy", and the road to acting was not clear.
Batista Guardians of the Galaxy
Since then, relying on the popularity accumulated by Marvel, Batista has subsequently starred in large-scale films such as "007: Ghost Party", "Guardians of the Galaxy 2", "Golden Cicada Shell 2", "Blade Runner 2049" and so on.
In "Blade Runner 2049", he played a low-key and unwilling replicant who did not want to cause trouble, although the role was not much, but left a good impression on the director Villeneuve, and then was photographed by the director as the "beast Laban" in "Dune", with the second degree of cooperation today.
In April 2019, Batista announced his official retirement from the sports and entertainment industry, and in an interview, he revealed that it was because he received the role of Glosso Laban in "Dune" that he decided to end his wrestling career and devote himself to acting.
Batista, The Master of Death
In recent years, Batista's acting road has become more and more smooth, this year he starred in the "Death Division" directed by Za, the current hit "Dune", Apple TV + American drama "See the Second Season", next year there are "Thor 4", "Blade Out of the Sheath 2", and the following year there is also "Guardians of the Galaxy 3", almost all of which are big productions.
Although most of them belong to the green leaf characters and their popularity is not yet on the front line, Batista is definitely another successful person who has moved from WWE to the big screen in recent years. After all, his role in Avengers 4 set box office records that are out of reach of other WWE wrestlers, even the popular Dwayne Johnson.
The most successful example of changing actors from WWE to Hollywood is none other than Dwayne Johnson. From the wrestling king to the scorpion king, and then to the hottest tough guy hero in Hollywood, Dwayne Johnson successfully transformed and became the top of Hollywood, in addition to its own superior conditions, it is inseparable from personal persistence and grasp of opportunities.
Johnson, stage named "Boulder" in WWE, does have a rock-like figure and muscles. Since both his grandfather and father were famous wrestlers in WWE history, Johnson had amazing athletic talent from an early age as a wrestling "Star Iii".
Johnson's The Return of the Mummy
In 2001, he entered Hollywood, where he participated in his first film, The Mummy Returns, which was critically acclaimed, and although he appeared for less than 10 minutes, the producers favored Johnson. Subsequently, Universal launched the "Mummy" spin-off action-adventure film "The Scorpion King", which was tailored for him, which was also his first time playing a leading role, and since then, the name Dwayne Johnson has become well known in the film industry.
After that, Johnson floated in Hollywood for several years, without making much splash, until he starred in "Fast and Furious 5" in 2011, which helped him gather fiery popularity. The FBI detective played by Johnson and the "Donald Boss" played by Van Diesel, a police officer and a bandit, have contributed the biggest attraction to the film. Johnson's play is four, plus a sequel.
Johnson's Fast & Furious 5
During this period, with the opening of the drama road, Johnson successively starred in "Geocentric Adventure 2", "Special Forces: Total Counterattack", "Doomsday Collapse", "Brave Game" series, as well as "Raging Monster", "Skyscraper Rescue" and other commercial blockbusters, gradually establishing his position as a first-line actor and becoming a Hollywood box office guarantee.
Last year, Johnson topped Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid actors with $87.5 million, and this is not the first time he has been named the strongest actor of the year.
Johnson's "Doomsday Collapse"
Ever since Johnson left WWE, he has become bald and stronger, and now his acting path is like hanging, and the blockbuster is soft. This year he starred in Disney's "Jungle Quest," Netflix's blockbuster "Red Notice," and next year DC's "Black Adam."
Also announced are films such as "The King", "Doomsday Collapse 2", "Raiders" and the rebooted version of "Demon Haunting Chinatown" with director Robert Zemeckis.
In addition to acting, it is no secret that Johnson wants to run for the president of the United States, and Hollywood has always had a tradition of acting and good politics. However, a "big" presidential candidate like Johnson must not have been in history.
"Zhao Xina" John Senna
John Senna, who has attracted countless fans with integrity at the WWE arena, is another wrestler who has successfully transformed into a Hollywood actor in addition to Johnson and Batista. Back in 2006, he made his screen debut in the film Marines produced by WWE. Subsequently, he made a cameo appearance in the American drama "Parks and Recreation", and completed a large-scale nude performance in the movie "The Wreckage of Life" starring Amy Schumer.
Since 2009, Senna has participated in more and more films, successively starring in films such as "12 Rounds" and "Legend". Later, in the cartoon "The Adventures of the Bull", he showed the audience his super dubbing performance. It was not until the 2018 commercial blockbuster "Bumblebee" that Senna began to enter the vision of Chinese film fans, playing a soldier full of justice and responsibility in the film.
Zhao Xina,"Bumblebee"
The versatile Senna is particularly fond of Chinese culture, he is self-taught Chinese, loves his mother, and loves the Chinese nickname "Zhao Xina" given to him by fans. "Never give up" is his slogan on the wrestling stage, as well as the motto of his actions and the driving force for cross-border success.
Zhao Xina, "Fast and Furious 9"
This year, he starred in the global action blockbuster "Fast and Furious 9", filling the gap of big tough guys, and in the film, he became a sworn enemy with Donald's brother and began a battle between good and evil. Previously, he mostly played a positive image, and this time challenged a supervillain.
Zhao Xina, "X Contingent: Full Assemble"
In addition, this year he also starred in the DC movie "Task Force X: All Assembled", playing the role of Messenger of Peace. Next year, "Messengers of Peace" will also usher in its own series, and Senna continues to star. At the same time, next year he also has a comedy action film "Furious Sandstorm" co-starring with Jackie Chan.
"Hulk" Hulk Hogan
WWE players to become Hollywood actors are not only in recent years, as early as 1982, Hulk Hogan made a cameo appearance in Stallone's self-written and self-directed "Rocky 3", in the film to play the wrestler "Thunder Kiss" who played an exhibition match with Rocky, and the cameo Hogan once made Stallone suffer enough.
Hulk Hogan in Rocky 3
Because of his size as a scaled-down version of the Hulk, he has the nickname "Hulk". Born in 1953, he has a long wrestling career, from 1977 to 2012, and later in his career, he also played against Dwayne Johnson and John Senna, and is a superhero legend in WWE events.
In the 1990s, Hulk Hogan starred in the world-famous American drama "Heaven's Thunder" series, as well as action-adventure films such as the movie "Devil's Island Warlord", and continued to be active on the screen and screen in Hollywood.
Hulk Hogan, "Thunder in Heaven"
In 2019, foreign media reported that "Hammer Brother" Chris Hemsworth will cooperate with "Joker" director Todd Phillips to star in an "Untitled Hulk Hogan Biopic", Hammer Brother to play Hulk Hogan, and plans to keep Hulk Hogan's iconic beard, and even a bald image to interpret the legendary life of the WWE superstar.
"Borg road Colossus" Nathan Jones
Nathan Jones, "Ho Yuanjia"
Nathan Jones, an Australian player in the WWE ring, nicknamed the "Borg Road Colossus", refers to the time he spent in Borg Road Prison. He was imprisoned for 7 years for robbery, became a Hercules after his release, and won the world championship after entering WWE in 2002, and his life is full of legends.
Nathan Jones was well known to domestic audiences for playing the Russian Hercules in the 2006 film "Huo Yuanjia" starring Jet Li, and in the same year, he also participated in the kung fu movie "Tom Yin Gong", becoming a major villain professional. In fact, as early as 1996, Nathan Jones was selected by Jackie Chan as the villain actor of "Police Story 4" because of his amazing physique.
Nathan Jones, Mad Max: Fury Road
In 2004, he starred in the Warner epic blockbuster "Troy", and later starred in action blockbusters such as "Sword of Kings" and "Mad Max: Fury Road". In the 2016 fighting action film Never Back Down 3, Nathan Jones showed his strength in the ring. This year, he has a live-action movie based on the game, Mortal Kombat: Destruction.
"Big Show Brother" Paul White
The "Big Show", who is 2 meters 13 meters tall and weighs nearly 400 pounds, suffers from mild gigantism, will become the focus wherever he appears. At WWE, no wrestler's height and weight exceeded his at the same time, and such a huge figure crossed over as an actor, destined to play only some special roles.
Big Xiu Brother "Vendetta"
In 2010, he played a dazed orphan in the comedy film "Stupid", and in the same year, he also starred in a comedy action film "Worms of War". In 2015, he starred in the B-grade action film "Vendetta", playing a complete villain.
Steve Austin won the rare Treble of the Royale in WWE history and was inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2009. He is well known to audiences for his 2010 participation in Stallone's self-written and self-directed "Daredevil".
Steve Austin, "The Daredevil"
Steve Austen's screen debut was in 2007's Battle Royale, in which he played a death row inmate who fought with nine other death row inmates on an isolated island. His other masterpieces include action films such as "Hunting and Killing", "Countering Violence with Violence", "Strategic Force", and "Fatal Express".
Steve Austin, "Death Row Battle Royale"