John Cena is gradually spreading his wings in Hollywood in the big leagues. After finding it hard to strengthen his foothold, the former world champion is grabbing bigger projects from the past couple of years that are likely to make him a bonafide Hollywood superstar in due course.
John Cena will be seen in the Suicide Squad world alongside a spin-off as The Peacemaker on HBO Max. Hard work, dedication, and worldwide popularity through his WWE career could soon land him in a new franchise.
Dave Bautista recently made headlines with Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead. Since the former wrestler, Batista is very much vocal about stepping down from his acting career in the near future, Netflix is reportedly eyeing another actor for the lead. According to We Got This Covered, Netflix wants to bring another star from the WWE Universe and it’s none other than John Cena who could enter the world of zombie invasions.
“we’ve now heard from our sources that the streaming service is eying Cena for a part in the expanding Army of the Dead universe.”
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Netflix wants John Cena for Army of the Dead
There was no update on how far along the talks have approached or whether John Cena has been approached to do the film. While it’s quite interesting to have the Cenation Leader roaming around in the middle of a sea filled with zombies, it could bring him more success in the future.
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Directed by Zack Snyder, Army of the Dead was projected as one of the most-watched flicks on the streaming platform as the streamer expects around 72 million households to tune in to watch the thriller in the next four weeks.
“72 million households are betting on dead,” Netflix said on its official Twitter handle on May 28. “Army of the Dead has been the #1 film around the world and is projected to be one of Netflix’s most popular films ever in its first 4 weeks.”
Apart from directing the movie, Zack Snyder also co-scripted it along with Shay Hatten and Joby Harold. As for John Cena, he has been part of a mega release, this year in the form of F9, Fast & Furious’ ninth installment. This movie has tanked in China due to the controversy that Cena has had with the Chinese people in recent weeks.
