John Cena was advised by his team not to do a Barbie cameo

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American professional wrestler and actor John Cena may have turned down the opportunity to join barbie If he had not listened to his heart. On a recent episode of howard stern showAs reported by People, he shared that his team advised him not to do the film. “So it’s not a big team, which I’m grateful for. I don’t have a promotion department. I only have one manager because it’s me and him. We’re kind of like a two-pronged fork,” John Cena said.

“And an agency that goes out and tries to look for work, and I don’t put it to them, they’re just doing what they know. And what they know is, ‘This unit, this The object is attracted towards these things ‘We should live in this street.’ But I’m not an object,” he added. “I’m a human being and I treat every opportunity as an opportunity.”

Although the actor was busy shooting the film fast x When he read the script, barbie Coincidentally it was in the same studio he was filming that he eventually met Margot Robbie, who encouraged him to play a mermaid.

even when barbie The producer and actor assured him that he would only have to undergo “half a day” of filming, but his agency was not convinced.

“I think the perspective from an agency standpoint is ‘It’s beneath you,’ which is what I get,” the WWE wrestler explained. Cena said, “But it’s also a credit to the agency that they agreed right away and I said, ‘No, we’re going to do it,’ but they could just give their guidance.” “They’re ultimately not making any choices.”

“And their guidance is ‘actually the trickle-down economics from this could take you out of these lead lap slots.’ And I got all that,” Cena continued. “I’ve always operated under the philosophy that good work gets you another chance.”

Listening to his gut, Cena landed a role in a film that scored the biggest opening weekend of 2023 and grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide, according to People. The film is up for eight awards, including Best Picture, at the 96th Annual Academy Awards.

After Robbie failed to get a Best Actress nomination and Greta Gerwig failed to get a nomination in the Best Director category, Cena shared with People why he feels “awards are not the only measure of success.”

“I try to work under the concept of, ‘What can I control?’ And I can’t change anything that’s happened,” Cena shared at the UK premiere of Argyll.

He said, “I can definitely tell my friends Margot and Greta that awards are not the only measure of success and that they have made a film that has done tremendous business and changed many lives in the process.” “And I think that’s a great accomplishment,” People reported.

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