{"id":226023,"date":"2022-01-15T15:56:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T10:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.bullfrag.com\/john-cena-reveals-that-dc-comics-and-marvel-studios-rejected-him\/"},"modified":"2022-01-15T15:56:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T10:26:06","slug":"john-cena-reveals-that-dc-comics-and-marvel-studios-rejected-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullfrag.com\/john-cena-reveals-that-dc-comics-and-marvel-studios-rejected-him\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena reveals that DC Comics and Marvel Studios rejected him"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Currently John Cena is succeeding as The Peacemaker in the HBO Max series, but before landing the role he was rejected many times by DC Comics and Marvel Studios.<\/h2>\n

Director James Gunn<\/strong> convinced John Cena<\/strong> that he would interpret The peacemaker<\/strong> in the film the suicide squad<\/strong> (2021), he liked the work done by the former WWE fighter so much that before it was released in theaters around the world they confirmed that they would also make a series about this character. But this great opportunity has come to the actor after many rejections by DC Comics <\/strong>Y Marvel Studios<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The actor John Cena<\/strong> reveals that he lost these important roles:<\/p>\n

“I can’t tell you how many superhero roles I’ve been turned down for. Shazam is certainly one. There was a brief attempt at the Deadpool universe, rejected. Shazam! It was Dikembe Mutumbo. There were some in the Marvel Studios universe, but I was rejected. But you know, I kept trying. I think like a child, so Shazam was very interesting for me. And when I read the script, a lot of times, like\u2026 This is the thing, I don’t just chase: I want to do this! I always have to read it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The role for the movie Dead Pool 2<\/strong> was the one from Cable<\/strong> that in the end he interpreted it Josh Brolin<\/strong>, while Shazam!<\/strong> is Zachary Levi<\/strong>, an actor who continues with the character and who could face The peacemaker <\/strong>from John Cena<\/strong> because they belong to the same Cinematic Universe.<\/p>\n

He also revealed how James Gunn convinced him to join the movie The Suicide Squad.<\/h3>\n

John Cena said: “James Gunn is the only person who gets a free pass. The only reason he gets a free pass is his reputation as a storyteller. He just doesn’t give up, he scratches every piece, and I know it’s going to be good, because he starts from a blank page and that’s it. But I always read it, I always read the story to make sure that one, I like it, and two, it falls within my skill set. I want to challenge myself, but I don’t want the first time I do something to be on screen for a paying customer. I want to practice and perform at a level that is quality for the consumer.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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John Cena reveals how the meeting with James Gunn went: “I read all those scripts, and I read all those parts, and I was like, ‘Man, I really think I could add to this, but I just got rejection after rejection after rejection. But I guess that’s what\u2026 Low points make high points high. And the crazy thing was that I was not the first on the list of The Peacemaker. James Gunn had a very long list, and it also happened by accident. It’s like: Hi, I’m in Atlanta, I’d love to come over and talk to you for a second. We sat in his pre-production office, which was literally like a war HQ where you could see the whole movie on cardboard plastered around his office, and he started talking about The Peacemaker, and he said, I think you should do it. So I haven’t been rejected? They’re usually like, ‘Hey, I love you, man, but we’re going in another direction.<\/em><\/p>\n

The peacemaker<\/strong> (peacemaker)<\/strong> starring John Cena<\/strong> is currently airing on hbo max<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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