Longtime fans familiar with John Cena’s in-ring skills as a 16-time World Champion have mixed feelings about his recent comeback to WWE. After putting film acting on hold during the SAG-AFTRA strike, the Hollywood actor returned to WWE in September.
The peacemaker artist is rightfully proud of his important contribution to the critically acclaimed computer-generated animated feature film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.” Further proof of his significant contribution to this recent masterwork is his joyful tweet about the film’s success.
What role did John Cena play in TMNT animated movie?
After a tremendous run in WWE that started in 2002, John Cena has become a Hollywood celebrity for the last five years. Although Cena isn’t as prominent in WWE, he’s still quite busy with his acting and other commitments.
Cena stars as Rocksteady in the forthcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, which has a teaser trailer that was published not long ago. It is worth mentioning that Cena became the second WWE superstar to play this role. The film features Cena’s esteemed voice acting, and it has a budget of $70 million.
The casting of Cena in this highly anticipated production was confirmed by Seth Rogen. Although WWE has always been Cena’s first love, his Hollywood career took off after that, with roles in films like Fast X and The Marine. While Cena felt more at ease as a wrestling rookie than in Hollywood, he does not deny that his careers in WWE and Hollywood followed separate trajectories. More exciting things are in store for Cena’s legendary Hollywood career.
John Cena congratulates TMNT crew for six award nominations
With nine nominations, Netflix’s Nimona dominated the 2023 awards season, with seven nominations apiece for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Boy and the Heron from Gkids coming in second and third, respectively, for Annie Awards.
These three films are among the several that are competing for the prestigious Best Feature award at the Annies, alongside Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. John Cena was notably featured as a voice actor in the Ninja Turtles film.
On Twitter, Cena—who played the villain Rocksteady—congratulated his whole cast, including Brady Noon, Micah Abbey, Sharon Brown Jr., and Nicolas Cantu for the number six position. Fans will enjoy seeing the 16-time champion balance Hollywood and wrestling.
It is unclear, however, whether The Cenation Leader will return to professional wrestling or decide to retire. Leave a comment below expressing your thoughts on John Cena’s voice portrayal in the film.
