Cena's movie career taking off?

[Trip in the Head]

Read this article this morning. Could we be seeing less of Cena in the ring soon? Will he become the star that The Rock has become in Hollywood? What do you guys think? I haven't really seen any of his movies TBH.

http://www.inquisitr.com/1559542/ww...aving-the-company-for-a-big-run-in-hollywood/

WWE Superstar John Cena has been at the top of the WWE mountain for ten years. He has been with WWE for near 13 years, but in near 11 years he has literally been THE MAN for WWE and no one has been able to outdraw him. While others like Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan have proven to be good replacements for Cena, after CM Punk left, there is no one with the name appeal to keep current fans around, much less bring in new ones.


John Cena has grown in popularity. Like The Rock had in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Cena has been able to gain some outside appeal. This has helped him in getting noticed by many in Hollywood. Due to WWE Films, Cena has proven he can act a bit. In his first movie, and WWE’s most successful solo film to date, the original Marine film, Cena proved he could draw people to the theater. He was not a brilliant actor, but this was his first attempt at doing such a thing.

Afterward in movies such as 12 Rounds and Legendary, Cena proved he could act. Legendary was a terrific film for Cena and a big departure role for him. It was a serious film where he played a deadbeat brother who had a washed up amateur wrestling career and was in trouble with the law a lot.

The films caught a lot of attention and many brought him in for guests spots such as shows on Nickelodeon and Disney Channel to Saturday Night Live. He has also appeared in commercials, most notably a commercial for Fruity Pebbles. Literally, that actually happened. He took Fred Flintstone off the cover of his own cereal! Oh, and the cereal sold quite well due to the campaign by the way.

Cena has proven that he is not just a wrestler, but a brand. Owning his own name, unlike “The Rock” who ended up using his lesser known real name of Dwayne Johnson after a while. Now he is known by both, depending on who you ask. Cena literally has to change nothing to be accepted into the new world he has been getting attention for.

Spoiler: For the Total Diva watchers

Here's a description of that scene that caused the argument between Nikki Bela and Cena on the show

“In “Trainwreck”, Cena plays Steven, described as a dim-witted health and Cross-fit obsessed gym rat. Over the course of the film, the script and Cena’s performance plays up the fact that he actually be a closeted homoesexual, which got a great reaction out of the audience last night and with one scene in particular, ended up with Cena getting the loudest laughs of the screening.

That scene features Schumer’s character asking Cena’s Steven to speak dirty to her while they are making love. Our sources notes that, “Steven at first resists, though eventually settles on, “you looked so hot when I first met you…wearing those jeans that I love…that make your a** look great…from behind you look like a…a…duuuuuuuuude!!” The emphasis on “dude” is written as such because that is at that point where Cena’s character has an earth shattering orgasm.”

Over the course of the film, Cena and Schumer have the one graphic sex scene while other scenes feature Cena doing full nudity from behind and the aforementioned “bringing down the house” scene where Cena’s character, after having sex, is seen fully nude, with a dampened washcloth covering (but being held up) by his male parts, which got a huge reaction from the audience.”

I kind of laughed that they even mention Batista in this article

Many feel this could be a break-out role for Cena, similar to Batista’s role in Guardians of the Galaxy.

. Sure, the movie he was in did excellent but was it a 'break out' role for him? I guess I don't feel that way, but maybe others do. I mean it was a Marvel movie. He was almost guaranteed it would be a hit.

 

[Prince Bálor]

He can just go and become 'Hollywood Cena' and stay gone for all I care. Less Cena or no Cena at all sits well with me.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Don't forget @Trip in the Head, he's not done being Drax just yet.. GotG 2 & possibly even a role in Avengers 3. It could potentially mean a breakout role for Batista.

 

[The GOAT]

I think it's pretty fair to say Guardians was a breakout role for Batista. He's now signed to star in the two Guardians sequels, a possible role in an upcoming Avengers film, the Kickboxer remake, a possible role as a villain in the next James Bond movie, and he just got cast in an action film alongside Robert DeNiro.

As for Cena, I'll believe it when I see it. These roles don't sound like 'breakout' material, and besides, even if Cena stars in a rather successful movie, it's a huge knee-jerk reaction to think Cena will just immediately pack up his bags and leave for Hollywood the second he smells success, especially after the type of criticisms he leveled towards The Rock. He'll probably find a Hogan-level of success in films and keep it as a second job for the day when his wrestling career starts dwindling down, in which case he may make a full transition into movies.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

Completely offtopic but does anyone think David Otunga could actually play a mean Black Panther?

 

[Trip in the Head]

I think it's pretty fair to say Guardians was a breakout role for Batista. He's now signed to star in the two Guardians sequels, a possible role in an upcoming Avengers film, the Kickboxer remake, a possible role as a villain in the next James Bond movie, and he just got cast in an action film alongside Robert DeNiro.

Those ones I highlighted are only because the movie did so well and they want the same actor to play the part IMO. Same reason they want RDJ to keep playing Iron Man and Evans to play Cap. I didn't find his performance in GotG THAT great. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't groundbreaking. But it will be cool to see him in those other roles.

 

[The GOAT]

Those ones I highlighted are only because the movie did so well and they want the same actor to play the part IMO. Same reason they want RDJ to keep playing Iron Man and Evans to play Cap. I didn't find his performance in GotG THAT great. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't groundbreaking. But it will be cool to see him in those other roles.

A breakout role just means the role that gets you attention and gets your career off the ground and running. It doesn't necessarily have to be the acting performance of a lifetime or anything. Of course Batista was mostly just another cog in the wheel as far as the GOTG universe is concerned, but still.

 

[Trip in the Head]

A breakout role just means the role that gets you attention and gets your career off the ground and running. It doesn't necessarily have to be the acting performance of a lifetime or anything. Of course Batista was mostly just another cog in the wheel as far as the GOTG universe is concerned, but still.

My point exactly. Any muscle bound guy could've played that role really. Then they would have all these guaranteed spots in Marvel movies regardless. Lucky break on that one. But it gives him a chance to prove himself in other roles.

 

[CFCrusader]

If it means he's not burying young talents and fighting Randy Orton for the 12143124132th time...

but in all seriousness, he'll probably make the movies stale with the lolcenawinz :urm:

 

[Prince Bálor]

If it means he's not burying young talents and fighting Randy Orton for the 12143124132th time...

but in all seriousness, he'll probably make the movies stale with the lolcenawinz :urm:

Haha, can't argue with that.

 

[Heyman guy]

Hopefully, he can fuck off from wwe then.

 

[u_cant_c_me]

Hopefully, he can fuck off from wwe then.

no i want cena to stay in wwe :angry:

 

[Prince Bálor]

no i want cena to stay in wwe :angry:

lol

Why? I mean, he's burying talent. If he was putting them over like Orton and Jericho do, then I'd kinda be okay if he stayed. I'd also be fine with him staying if he turned heel.

But this way, he's just boring... And he's been on top of the WWE for the last 10 years. What more do you/he want(s)? He's been shoved down our throats for so long and haven't changed a bit, character-wise (apart from changing the color on his shirts each week), that's why we dislike the guy.

It's time for the others to shine. Like Dave Batista would say 'DEAL.WITH.IT.'

 

[Heyman guy]

lol

Why? I mean, he's burying talent. If he was putting them over like Orton and Jericho do, then I'd kinda be okay if he stayed. I'd also be fine with him staying if he turned heel.

But this way, he's just boring... And he's been on top of the WWE for the last 10 years. What more do you/he want(s)? He's been shoved down our throats for so long and haven't changed a bit, character-wise (apart from changing the color on his shirts each week), that's why we dislike the guy.

It's time for the others to shine. Like Dave Batista would say 'DEAL.WITH.IT.'

and he can't wrestle / put on entertaining matches. Can't forget that.

 

[Butters!]

The Rock Vs John Cena at a movie reward place.

"OH MY GAWD, THE ROCK JUST DELIVERED THE ROCK BOTTOM ON THE TABLE WHERE KEANU REEVES IS SITTING!"