John Cena.Photo:Warner Bros.
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John Cena’s mermaidBarbiecharacter has been unveiled!
“I was blown away with the concept,” he said while shirtless in the clip, showing off his long blond hair for the role. “I think it’s gonna be a movie that all audiences enjoy. I think it’s gonna be a movie that evokes conversation. And I think it’s going to beautifully visually appealing.”
“And the ideas behind it, I think the audience will walk away with, like, a mixed bag of opinions, which I think is the greatest form of entertainment,” he added, sharing that he thinksBarbiewill launch a “fiery debate.”
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Whileon theTodayshowin May to promoteFast X, Cena shared the story of how he wound up with a role in the upcomingMargot Robbiemovie, calling it a “happy accident” that he “kind of” pitched himself.
“I thinkBarbieandFast Xshare a lot of parallels. Their cast lists are amazing. … So with a lot of opportunity, it was a chance for maybe to, ‘Hey, would you guys be willing to have me if I could do something?’ " Cena toldHoda Kotbat the time.
“In an accidental run-in with Margot Robbie, I said, ‘I will pretty much do whatever you guys need, ‘cause I really enjoy the movie.’ And they asked me if I wanted to be a merman. I said yeah, sure,” he recalled.
Margot Robbie and John Cena in 2021.Kevin Winter/Getty
Cena, who worked with Robbie on 2021’sThe Suicide Squad, said the encounter happened when they “literally randomly ran into each other as friends,” andFast Xwas filming “across the street” fromBarbie.
Dua Lipaalso plays a mermaid inBarbie, which features a star-studded cast that includes: Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Will Ferrell, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans, Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Anna Cruz Kayne, Sharon Rooney, Issa Rae, Nicola Coughlan, Alexandra Shipp, Ritu Arya, Emerald Fennell, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Ariana Greenblatt, Connor Swindells and Jamie Demetriou. Helen Mirren is the narrator.
source: people.com
