F9: The Fast Saga
John Cena has been formally cast in the as - yet - untitledFast & Furious 9 . Although his cast was already give away back in April in aposting on Vin Diesel ’s Instagram , now prescribed confirmation has come down that Cena will be a part of the action franchise , with the New installing hardening to commence filming later this month .
The Fast and the Furiousfranchise start back in 2001 , with its first entry of the same name featuring undercover police officeholder Brian O’Conner ( Paul Walker ) infiltrate a group of street racers led by Dominic Toretto ( Diesel ) who are suspect of being behind a act of shipping hand truck highjacking . The flick received only average reviews and was frequently commented to be little more than a riff onPoint Break , swapping surfboards for street racing , but a large box office staff return on a small budget procure its continuation . It ab initio moved forward without Diesel when he opted to makeThe Chronicles of Riddick , but he returned for a cameo inFast & Furious : Tokyo Driftand fully in part four , Fast & Furious . As the series progressed , each subsequent installation began to feature progressively keen aperient - defying stunts , maturate into the over - the - top volatile action for which it is fuck today .
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The news show of John Cena formally joiningFast & Furious 9has been confirmed by Universal ( viaDeadline).Exactly who he will be playing , as well as whether his theatrical role will be a hero or baddie ( or , like many of the serial ’ fibre , something in between ) is presently still under wraps . The only prescribed verbal description of his character is that he is “ a badass , ” which is not much of a revelation as this describe about 90 % of the total franchise .
John Cena initially made his name as a wrestler performing in WWE , join its main roster in 2002 , first as a white-hot doorknocker characterand then a military man during the promotional material of his first star function inThe Marine . His ill fame and popularity grow , direct to his becoming World Champion in 2005 , going on the gain championship titles a record 16 times .
Unsurprisingly , his initial acting roles were in action movies in line of work with the problematic persona most professional wrestlers present by nonpayment , but in the last few years he has displayed agreat deal of comedic talentwith support role in the ilk ofTrainwreckandSisters , and as one of the main leads inBlockers , while hisperformance as the principal human antagonistinTransformersspinoffBumblebeeshowcased a slight more chain . Although he has largely left wrestling behind , he does make theoccasional surprise return .
Even though it was already all but a known fact that Cena would be featured inFast & Furious 9 , Diesel ’s TV did n’t explicitly state it , so the prescribed confirmation of his appearance murder any lingering dubiousness . The add-on of “ franchise Viagra ” Dwayne Johnson proved a masterstroke in increasing the saga ’s popularity , so it stands to reason that the inclusion of another magnetic former matman should have a like essence , especially sinceJohnson wo n’t be appearing inFast & Furious9 , rather joint headliningHobbs & Shaw , the first of what willlikely be several spinoff flick . break the increase evidence of Cena ’s versatility , it will be surprising if his mien has anything other than a irrefutable effect on the film .
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reference : Universal ( viaDeadline )
