{"id":78090,"date":"2024-02-24T00:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T00:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/24\/john-cenas-agency-thought-barbie-cameo-was-beneath-him\/"},"modified":"2024-02-24T00:14:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T00:14:30","slug":"john-cenas-agency-thought-barbie-cameo-was-beneath-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/24\/john-cenas-agency-thought-barbie-cameo-was-beneath-him\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cena\u2019s Agency Thought \u2018Barbie\u2019 Cameo Was \u2018Beneath\u2019 Him"},"content":{"rendered":"


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John Cena<\/strong><\/a> was advised by his agency to not appear in the Barbie<\/em> movie, and luckily, he didn\u2019t listen to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the perspective from an agency standpoint was \u2018This is beneath you,\u2019 which I get that,\u201d Cena, 46, said while appearing on The Howard Stern Show<\/em><\/a> on Wednesday, February 21. \u201cBut also to the agency\u2019s credit, immediately they acquiesced, and I was like, \u2018No, we\u2019re going to do it,\u2019 but all they can do is offer their guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cena shared that his team is on the smaller side with just himself and a manager. However, he does consult with an agency when he\u2019s looking for new projects. Cena added that the agency doesn\u2019t make any choices for him and the final say is in the actor\u2019s court.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t put it past [the agency], they\u2019re just going on what they know. And what they know is, \u2018This entity, this commodity gravitates toward these things, we should stay in this lane.\u2019 But I\u2019m not a commodity,\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019m a human being, and I operate under the construct of every opportunity is an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Breaking Down Every Barbie and Ken From the \u2018Barbie\u2019 Movie<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tThe Barbie movie is fast approaching \u2014 but titular star Margot Robbie didn\u2019t know if it would ever come to fruition.\u00a0 \u201cI was very scared it was going to be a no. At the time this was such a terrifying thing to take on. People were like,\u00a0You\u2019re going to do what?\u201d Robbie told Vogue in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The former WWE star shared that the agency\u2019s stance comes from an economic perspective and typically prioritizes leading roles over brief appearances. However, Cena likes to take a different approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always operated under the philosophy that good work gets you another chance,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

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Margot Robbie<\/strong>, who stars in Barbie<\/em> as the titular character, ran into Cena while they were working in London. At the time, Cena was filming Fast X<\/em> across the street from the Barbie<\/em> production. While the pair, who previously worked together on 2021\u2019s The Suicide Squad<\/em>, were catching up, the idea for Cena to make a cameo was born.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause we\u2019ve worked together before, and I was like \u2018What are you doing here?\u2019 And he was like, \u2018We\u2019re shooting at Leavesden at the moment.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018We\u2019re shooting at Leavesden. Do you want to come be in Barbie?\u2019\u201d Robbie said to Buzz<\/a> in July 2023. \u201cAnd he was like, \u2018Yeah!\u2019 Because he\u2019s just that kind of guy \u2014 like, \u2018Sure!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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