In an update on Dolph Ziggler’s current status with the WWE, a report from PWInsider.com notes that Ziggler signed a new 2-year deal with the company in late June and that despite teasing that his contract could be coming to an end during media appearances, is actually of WWE television as he is currently shooting for an upcoming WWE Studios movie.

The report notes that Ziggler is scheduled to travel to Vancouver, Canada this week to star in the upcoming WWE Studios film titled “6:42”. Ziggler will play the lead character in the movie, Ray Fitzpatrick, a cop who has to overcome his own past while dealing with a plot to blow up a child with a bomb strapped to their chest.

The film will be directed by actor turned writer/director John Stockwell, while Richard Wenk, who wrote the Denzel Washington movie “The Equalizer” is the screenwriter for the film. The movie is scheduled for a four-week shot, meaning that Ziggler won’t be returning to the ring until mid-August at the earliest.