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American skilled wrestler and actor John Cena would have turned down the chance to look in Barbie if he hadn’t listened to his intestine. On a latest episode of The Howard Stern Show, he shared that his workforce suggested him to not do the film, reported People. “So it’s not a big team, which I’m grateful for. I don’t have a publicity department. I have a manager only because it’s me and him. We’re kinda like a two-prong fork,” mentioned John Cena.

“And an agency that goes out and tries to look for work, and I don’t put it past them, they’re just going on what they know. And what they know is, ‘This entity, this commodity gravitates toward these things, we should stay in this lane.’ But I’m not a commodity,” he continued. “I’m a human being, and I operate under the construct of every opportunity is an opportunity.”

Although the actor was busy filming Fast X when he learn the screenplay, Barbie occurred to be filming on the identical studio lot, permitting him to ultimately meet Margot Robbie, who inspired him to play a merman.

Even when the Barbie producer and actor assured him that he would simply should undergo “half a day” of filming, his company was not satisfied.

“I think the perspective from an agency standpoint was ‘This is beneath you,’ which I get that,” defined the WWE wrestler. “But also to the agency’s credit, immediately they acquiesced, and I was like, ‘No, we’re going to do it,’ but all they can do is offer their guidance,” mentioned Cena. “They’re not ultimately making a choice.”

“And their guidance is ‘Truly trickle-down economics from this may take you out of these lead lap slots.’ And I get all that,” continued Cena. “I’ve always operated under the philosophy that good work gets you another chance.”

According to People, by listening to his instincts, Cena participated in a movie that earned the largest opening weekend of 2023 and grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide. The movie is up for eight awards on the 96th annual Academy Awards, together with Best Picture.

After Robbie didn’t get a Best Actress nomination and Greta Gerwig didn’t be nominated within the Best Director class, Cena shared with People why he feels “awards aren’t the only metric to success.”

“I try to operate under the construct that, ‘What can I control?’ And I can’t switch anything that’s happened,” shared Cena on the U.Ok. premiere of Argylle.

“I can let my friend Margot and I can certainly let Greta know that awards aren’t the only metric to success and they have made a movie that has done tremendous business and changed a lot of lives in the process,” he added. “And I think that’s one hell of an achievement,” reported People.

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