John Cena has been solid in ‘Matchbox’.
The 47-365 days-dilapidated actor is decided to star in the upcoming dwell-movement movie for Skydance, Apple Original Movies and Mattel Movies which is inspired by the toy imprint’s iconic automobile line.
The flick is due to be directed by ‘Extraction’ filmmaker Sam Hargrave, whereas David Coggeshall (‘The Deliverance’) and Jonathan Tropper (‘The Adam Undertaking’) are writing the screenplay.
‘Matchbox’ will imprint Mattel’s third undertaking into Hollywood after the company launched the Margot Robbie-starring ‘Barbie’ closing 365 days, with its next mission – a dwell-movement ‘Masters of the Universe’ blockbuster – region to hit cinemas in 2026.
The ragged WWE star develop to be most lately considered in Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘Jackpot!’ in which he starred opposite Awkwafina.
In spite of enjoying his time making the movie, the ‘F9’ actor admitted he had to cling extra precautions for a scene alongside with his co-star, and so wore a “prosthetic” nostril for when Awkwafina punched him in the face.
He told The Hollywood Reporter: “I really think the setup for it was fun and when she actually did it and we did the gag, it looked great and it plays well in the movie.”
The ex-wrestler informed the ‘Shangi-Chi and the Narrative of the Ten Rings’ actress to simply “swing for the fences”, and published she did exactly that.
While finding a couple of of the sequences in the movie tough, Awkwafina emphasised she cherished making the flick and develop to be overjoyed to maintain had the alternative to work with Cena.
She told Total Movie magazine: “John was so funny on set. There were a couple of parts where John said some things where I completely lost it and then everyone lost it…”
The ‘Loopy Rich Asians’ star added she cherished the ‘Jackpot!’ script, describing it as “unique”.
She shared: “When I first read the script, I thought it was different than just the usual, run-of-the-mill, 24-hour action comedies. The movie is unique and there’s real heart in it, too.”