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Back in 2019, John Cena hadn’t quite found his solid footing in films of Hollywood. Before his fame grew with James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad,Cena was often seen in underrated movies that failed at the box office.
One such movie had John Cena trying his hardest not to break character as actor and comedian Keegan-Michael Kay picked out various antics from his books to make the scene as comedic as possible.
When John Cena Broke His Character
The 2019 film that we are referring to is titledPlaying With Fire.Starring John Cena, John Leguizamo, Tyler Mane, and, several others, the film was considered a failure but became a cult classic.
The film follows the story of a team of firefighters who have to take care of three mischievous kids separated from their parents due to an accident. The film also featured iconic comedian Keegan-Michael Key.
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The comedian has often been referred to as the ‘Robin Williams of the 21st century’. A clip from the film was shared on X and it showsJohn Cenatrying his hardest not to break character.
John Cena had a tough time not breaking characterpic.twitter.com/3oz9wuViQp
Naturally, people had various reactions to seeing John Cena break his character.
We all been therepic.twitter.com/9xzXhobdYx
Keegan Michael Key is one of the funniest people I’ve ever seen.
That would have made me laugh. Even season-method actors break character sometimes! 😂
Trying to play off that smirk as being sad is hilarious 🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/1iJv0mFq7z
He couldn’t help it 😄The look on his face
Well, Cena is indeed a great actor but we do get it that sometimes it’s not great to be stuck in a scene withKeegan-Michael Key. On the other hand, Cena himself has a record of comedic movies and scenes that fans love to watch.
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And it’s not just his films, John Cena has been known to post random images on his social media and he also follows quite a lot of people. Well, the wrestler-turned-actor has a very valid reason for his antics.
Why John Cena Follows a Lot of People
Although there weretalks about ‘the most famous wrestler’, Cena isn’t far behind in popularity. If we go by the numbers, John Cena follows 849,000 people on his social media account on X. Unlike other celebrities who follow certain people, Cena has 13 million followers and 849K people following.
In his recent interview with theWall Street Journal, thePeacemakeractor was asked about the many people he followed on X. The actor’s answer was quite iconic to hear.
The reason I want to follow everyone is because I want to hear from everyone.You get everyone’s opinion, and through that you can develop your own opinions.
He further continued,
I’ve got to be honest, there’s a lot of negativity on there. I want to be exposed to all that, even the toxicity.
The actor was last seen in the recently released filmJackpot!which starred John Cena, Awkwafina, and, Simu Liu. The film received average success but overall, was considered not a great film.
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On the other hand, the 2019 Keegan-Michael Key filmPlaying With Firereceived a rating of 5.1/10 on IMDB and 23% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The 2019 film is available to watch on Netflix as of 16th August 2024.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
