John Cena has been away from WWE television for a long time. He had missed two back-to-back WrestleManias due to his commitments to Hollywood and yet another meatier movie role is reportedly waiting for the former WWE franchise player that in turn should keep him away from WWE programming for some more time. Current updates suggest that the veteran player has signed a new project.
The Hollywood Reporter reports that John Cena will feature in Ilya Naishuller’s next film, “Heads of State” along with Idris Elba. It was back in October 2020 that Amazon Studios captured the rights for “Heads of State” during a competitive Zoom presentation. Now, they will present it through a full-length feature film.
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The project will be produced by Peter Safran, co-chair and co-CEO of DC Studios, and John Rickard via The Safran Company. The early script for the film was created by Harrison Query, who recently worked for the “My Wife and I Bought a Ranch” venture. Later, Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec from the Beverly Hills Cop reboot fame wrote the final draft.
The film is being touted as the “Air Force One meets Midnight Run” concept. It will revolve around a mismatched pair who will be engaged in a high-stakes situation.
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John Cena will be a part of The Independent film on Peacock
John Cena’s exact part in the film isn’t revealed. But he recently finished filming movies such as The Independent, Snafu, Coyote v. Acme, Argylle, and Freelance. Currently, he is busy filming Honeymoon Friends. Among all these films The Independent, which comes out in early November will be his latest release, exclusively on Peacock.
The USA-based network recently announced that the political thriller named “The Independent” starring John Cena will premiere exclusively on their streaming platform on Wednesday, November 2.
The movie will be directed by Emmy-nominated Amy Rice while Evan Parter wrote the script. Relativity Media and Park Pictures are releasing the film, along with Anonymous Content and NEXT Productions, in association with Orogen Entertainment and The Exchange. Apart from John Cena, the movie will star Ann Dowd, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Brian Cox. A synopsis released for the film goes as follows,
“It’s the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president (Ann Dowd) or its first viable independent candidate (John Cena). Reporting history as it’s made, an idealistic young journalist (Jodie Turner-Smith) teams up with her idol, legendary journalist Nick Booker (Brian Cox), to uncover a conspiracy that places the fate of the election, and the country, in their hands.”
