“This is Gonna be Beautiful Violence”: John Cena Bags Role Alongside Millionaire Director as Fans Go Crazy

John Cena has made a leap in Hollywood in recent years. After getting off to a slow start, he starred in key roles in some big franchises such as Fast & Furious and Suicide Squad. Furthermore, his performance as the ‘Peacemaker’ earned him his own series of playing the same character. In Suicide Squad, the former WWE Champion teamed up with top British actor Idris Elba, who played the role of ‘Bloodsport’. Fans enjoyed the chemistry between the two and will get to see them together again.

The pairing of Cena and Elba proved to be a hit among the fans in the second installment of DC’s Suicide Squad. Both played the role of deadly mercenaries, with slight differences in the characters. The duo will share the screen again in Amazon’s ‘Heads of State’, which has roped in Ilya Naishuller, who famously directed the action thriller ‘Nobody’ in 2021.

Fans react to news of ‘Nobody’ director joining John Cena and Idris Elba movie

After DC announced a ‘Peacemaker’ series starring John Cena, fans hoped to see Idris Elba making a cameo appearance. However, fans were left waiting as this didn’t turn out to be the case. But now the ‘Suicide Squad’ co-stars will star together in Amazon’s “Heads of State”.

Amazon won the pitch package in 2020, which pitted Cena and Elba together. Although the plot details are a bit obscure, it has been described as ‘Air Force One’ meets ‘Midnight Run’.

This was welcome news to the fans; they have even more to get excited about. The studio has hired Russian-born filmmaker Ilya Naishuller to direct the movie. Naishuller is best known for his work on the hit action movie ‘Nobody’ in 2021.

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The ecstatic fans soon took to social media to share their views after the news broke out. They will have the chance to see the WWE star and Idris Elba in an action-comedy with one of the best directors at the helm.

Fans are already anticipating a good action movie after this news.

Many see this as a massive coup for the studio.

Moreover, there was excitement among fans to see Cena and Elba sharing the screen again.

Indeed, the fans cannot wait for this movie to release so that they get to see their new favorite duo back together. With the news of Ilya Naishuller coming in as director, things could only get better for the fans.

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