John Cena can explain how it ended. Barbie casting.
while on Today show earlier this week to promote Quick XThe 46-year-old actor shared the story of how he ended up with a role in the upcoming movie Margot Robbie and said it was “a happy accident” that he “sort of” put it on stage to himself.
“According to me Barbie And Quick X share many parallels. The player lists are great. … So with so many opportunities, ‘Hey, would you like to own me if I could do something?’ ” Cena told Hoda Kotb.
“When I met Margot Robbie by accident, I said, ‘I’m going to do whatever you need to, because I’m really enjoying the movie.’ And they asked me if I wanted to be a mermaid. I said yes, of course,” he recalled.
Cena working with Robbie in the 2021s Suicide Squadhe said the encounter took place “when they literally ran into each other as random friends” and Quick X He was shooting the movie “Across the Street” Barbie.
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Dua Lipa also plays a mermaid. BarbieRyan 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.
Last year, Cena told the British GQ About the transition from WWE to Hollywood.
“The term Hollywood has such mystery and brilliance. If you’re skilled at doing one thing and then move on to something else — it really sounds the same, but it’s something completely different,” he said.
“If you have any chance of success, you should really, really prepare as best you can. And if you think you don’t have an advantage, you should put tires on the road and work your ass. That’s where I am, dipping my toes on the screen side of entertainment more than live events.”
“And I know I have work to do and I try to work as hard as I can to keep up with everyone else,” Cena said.
Quick X in cinemas on friday.