John Cena is already known as a huge figure in the fighting arena, but he’s also a famous movie star now. In a recent interview, while discussing his career over the years, he recalled what it was like shooting his first film nearly 20 years ago.
John Cena talks about what it was like filming his first movie in 20 years
While speaking about his life and career with PEOPLE, he celebrated his first film, “The Marine,” turning 20 years old. While discussing his experience, Cena stated that he never took his film career seriously, and that his first role was “immediately overwhelming and then disappointing.”He also spoke further about this matter and noted, “It’s very sad to say this, but I have to lead honestly. This has really led to their loss to a great extent.” [acting] Opportunities.
I was pretty much thrown out of town to work in the movie business in 2009 and 2010. It was my fault.Cena’s film at the time received mixed reviews. As of now, according to Rotten Tomatoes, it has only a 17% rating from critics, while the audience rating stands at just 60%. “Filmmaking is a patient process, and everyone there has a meaningful place, and I come from the world of live performance where it’s very different,” he added.
Not only that, but the star said that at the time he was WWE Champion, which led him to not take filmmaking as seriously as he should.
Filmmaking is a patient process according to John Cena
He explained that as a WWE Superstar, there were people who would gather behind him and scream at him, whether they loved him or hated him. However, movies were much more silent in this process, and there was no immediate way to know what you were doing. He added: “They’re very long days, and they’re very patient days, and I think you just have to be in your head for that. Thank God that some people along the way, in 2012, in 2015, saw some potential in me and took another adventure.”
“Over the years, Cena began to take his film career seriously and appeared in many popular films and shows.
