That headline is not a joke.
Here is some context: By now you should have already seen the absolutely insane trailer for the new Fast & Furious spin-off film Hobbs & Shaw, starring Dwayne “The Rock’ Johnson and Jason Statham reprising their roles from the F&F series, Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, respectively.
While the standalone film will look to be a hit with many, this means that there is now a gap in the main cast for a large, muscular and badass character.
That’s where John Cena comes in. A couple of days ago, Vin Diesel, star of the F&F movies, posted a short video on his Instagram. In it, he monologues about deceased co-star Paul Walker, referring to him as “Pablo”, and mentions about how he sends someone special to the cast “once in a blue moon”. He then pans the camera over, and who else but John Cena appears, with his signature “you can’t see me” pose and a wink to top it all off.
We don’t know the extent of Cena’s involvement in the film, or who he’ll even be playing as. He could be a hero, a villain, or just like with Hobbs, a foe who inevitably comes around to the side of the crew.
Cena, surprisingly, is known as quite a petrolhead, even having his own YouTube channel called “Auto Geek”, where he hoons about in rare and expensive cars. He’s also known as a prolific actor, starring in action movies such as The Marine and last year’s Bumblebee.
We look forward to seeing (or not seeing) Mr. Cena on the silver screen again.
Watch the full trailer for ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ here:
