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John Cena is an exceptionally talented and well-recognized actor, adored by his fans not only for his acting roles, which are fairly recent but also for hisWWEwrestling days, being one of the most beloved wrestlers in mainstream media. Cena has started in some massively successful projects, with his work inThe Fast and Furiousfranchise, as thePeacemakerin the DC Universe, and most recently, appearing in that blockbuster hit film,Barbie.
What is quite interesting and odd for some, however, is that the actor and wrestler, during an interview, stated that another one of his recent projects,Fast X,shows parallels to the Greta Gerwig future classic.
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John Cena Was Working On Fast X When He Approached Margot Robbie ForBarbie
John Cenahas revealed that while he was on set and filming the tenthFast and Furiousfilm,Fast X, Barbiewas being shot right across the street from them. The actor had let his interest in being part of the movie very clear but nothing came from it. This was until he met Margot Robbie herself.
“I haven’t worked with Margot before. Fast X was filming across the street from Barbie, and Margot asked, ‘Why don’t you do Barbie?’ I said, ‘I’ve been trying!’ And Margot makes a lot of the decisions for that and I said, ‘Well, I’ll do whatever you need.'”he said
While the two hadn’t worked together before, Robbie asked Cena why he wasn’t part of her project, to which he told her that he had been trying for quite some time. The actress then talked to him quite a bit about this and Cena told her that he would be willing to play any role that he could, simply wanting to be part of the project. The ex-wrester ultimately ended up playing Merman Ken opposite Dua Lipa as Mermaid Barbie.
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John Cena Finds Some Parallels BetweenFast XAndBarbie
John Cena then went on to talk about a similarity that he had noticed betweenFast XandBarbie.While this idea on its own sounds quite odd, considering thatFast Xis an action film in the world of cars andBarbieis a movie with a philosophical message disguised in a world of pretty and pink, Cena still believes that these films are not that far off from each other.
“I think Barbie and Fast X share a lot of parallels. The Barbie cast list is amazing. The Fast X cast list is amazing. It was a chance to [say], ‘Hey, would you guys be willing to have me if I could do something?'”He said
The actor elaborated, stating that both of these movies feature quite a star-studded cast, withFast Xfeaturing actors like Brie Larson, Dwayne Johnson, Pete Davidson, and Jason Momoa, whileBarbiefeatures some biggest assortment of people like Dua Lipa, Michael Cera, Connor Swindells, and Will Ferrell. Cena then went on to say that in the case of both of these films, any actor was willing to be a part of the project if given the opportunity.
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
