12 Rounds is an
2009 action film directed by
Renny Harlin and produced by
WWE Studios.
It is John Cena's second film, his first being
The Marine. The cast is led by
professional wrestler John Cena,
alongside
Steve Harris, Gonzalo Menendez,
Aidan Gillen,
Brian J. White,
, and
Taylor Cole. Filming took place in
New Orleans between February 25 and May 12, 2008. The film was released on March 27, 2009
in theaters.
Plot
The film opens in an FBI operation to catch a nearly untraceable, internationally-known terrorist, named Miles Jackson (
Aidan Gillen).
New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher (
John Cena) and his partner bump into the getaway car of Jackson and his Fiancée (
Taylor Cole). After Danny chases the car on foot, he manages to stop them. Jackson's girlfriend is however killed, when she is struck down by a car after trying to make a run for it. It then becomes evident that, a year later, Jackson has escaped prison, and planned his revenge on Fisher, in a game he calls "12 Rounds". He kidnaps Fisher's girlfriend Molly Porter (
Ashley Scott) and forces him into a series of dangerous games, carefully plotted throughout the streets of New Orleans. Fisher struggles to keep focus while the obvious ticking clocks and crude consequences that accompany each one of the "rounds" do their best to derail him from rescuing the love of his life before it's too late.
