Dean Ambrose Discusses 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown, Fight Scenes

— The new WWE Studios release, 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown, which also stars WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose, gets its theatrical and VOD release today. The Sporting News published a new interview with Ambrose. Below are some highlights.

Ambrose on the film’s pacing: “It’s really about as fast-paced as a movie can go without being too much. I don’t think it’s over the top but it’s non-stop motion for the entire time. From the second the movie starts, you’re right in the business. It hits the ground running and doesn’t slow down. That’s definitely my vibe, any time you see Dean Ambrose on any kind of screen you’re in for a lot of unpredictability and a lot of action.”

Ambrose on the film being like Die Hard: “You can really see how much his expertise paid off in the movie because it looks so cool. It doesn’t look like an old, cheesy action movie where they’re relying on big stunts and exploding helicopters and car chases. The whole movie is contained in one building, a big, giant police station. So it’s not unlike ‘Die Hard’ and you’ll get that comparison.”

— AM New York also published a new interview with Ambrose, who was promoting his new film. Below are some more highlights.

On how WWE prepared him for acting in a movie: “Everybody in the WWE, when they get on any kind of movie set or television commercial, we always find that we’re more prepared than we thought. We’re uniquely prepared for anything in entertainment because the WWE is kind of a show business boot camp. We learn so much about what goes on in front of the camera, behind the camera, the stunts, doing everything in one take. On “Monday Night Raw,” there’s no second takes. … We’re like the Navy Seals of entertainment. We’re so used to going nonstop, 365, doing all these different things.”

Ambrose’s favorite part of doing the film: “We do all these fight scenes. The fight coordinators and stunt coordinators were some of the best in the business. They put together these awesome, cool fight scenes. Those were the [most fun] things for me; that to me was the easiest part. Everyone else was having trouble memorizing these complicated choreographed things. You have three days to learn this fight scene. … It took me, literally, 90 seconds. It came so easily to me because that’s what I do.”

What surprised him the most about making a film: “I’ll tell you the stupidest thing. … I don’t know why this never occurred to me in 29 years of life. I said to the guy, “When we’re filming this and I throw this right hand, where should I land it? Do I just like get him in the face, do I try and pull it?” He looked at me like he didn’t understand. He was like, “You just leave some space, so it goes across the camera.” It was like this lightbulb went off, like movie magic had been fooling me for 29 years. I just whiff. I don’t hit him at all. … I don’t even have to get hit? I thought I was going to get punched in all these fight scenes. This is great; it’s like a vacation!”

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