In a recent interview, John Cena revealed he was rejected for several superhero roles — including Shazam and Cable — before being cast as Peacemaker.
John Cena is finally getting to play a superhero
in his new web series Peacemaker. But the wrestler-turned-actor reveals this opportunity came his way after several rejections, in both Marvel films
and the DC Extended Universe.
In a recent interaction, John revealed that he has been rejected for several superhero roles before he eventually landed Peacemaker, including Shazam
in DCEU and Cable in the Marvel film Deadpool. Speaking to Josh Horowitz on The Happy Sad Confused podcast, John said, “I can’t tell you how many superhero roles I’ve been rejected for. Shazam is certainly one. I think like a child, so Shazam was super interesting to me…And when I read the script, a lot
of times, like… this is the thing, I don’t chase
‘I want to do this,’ I always have to read it.”
Shazam was eventually played by Zachary Levi.
Later on, in the same interaction, he added that he was also rejected for a few Marvel roles. “There was a brief try at the Deadpool universe, rejection. There were a few in the Marvel universe, rejected. But you know, I keep trying,” he said, before revealing that
one of the roles he was rejected for was Cable,
eventually played by Josh Brolin. -Hindustan Times
