John Cena may be on the verge of scoring himself another big film role.
Deadline is reporting that Cena is currently in talks to star in an action-comedy film named, Freelance. Pierre Morel will be directing the movie. Morel is best known for the Taken film.
Freelance is about a special forces operator who trades in life in the Army in favor of starting a family. After years of being a family man, the operator gets back into the action after agreeing to serve as a security guard for a female journalist. A military coup breaks out in the middle of the journalist’s interview with a dictator.
The film is set to have a budget in the $40 million range. Filming will start in early 2022 and will take place in Colombia.
John Cena has been quite busy in Hollywood. He’ll be featured in Fast & Furious 10, the sequel to Vacation Friends, and The Peacemaker.
Now that he’s become a movie star, Cena has had far less time inside the WWE ring. He was able to get in a program with WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns back in August. Reigns defeated Cena in the main event of Summerslam inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.