John Cena and Kevin Hart to team up for Netflix action comedy

Overview

• John Cena and Kevin Hart are joining forces for a new Netflix action comedy titled The Leading Man.
• Both will also produce and star in the film, which is based on a comic book series.
• Writers Jon and Erich Hoeber have sold the pitch for the movie to Netflix.

John Cena and Kevin Hart are joining forces for a new Netflix action comedy titled The Leading Man. Both will also produce and star in the film, which is based on a comic book series.

According to Deadline, writers Jon and Erich Hoeber have sold the pitch for the movie to Netflix.

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The film’s logline reads: “When a self-absorbed movie star (Cena) discovers that his co-star/man in the chair (Hart) is an actual agent, he’s forced to swallow his pride and accept that action stars aren’t really action heroes…while trying to save the world.”

Hart will produce under his Hartbeat company’s multi-film deal with Netflix. His past Netflix projects include Fatherhood, Me Time, and Lift. Cena will serve as executive producer.

John Cena recently lost to Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam in an Undisputed WWE Championship match 

This will not be Cena’s first time producing an action comedy. For Amazon, he produced Heads of State, which became a massive hit and the fourth most-watched Amazon MGM film of all time.

Cena also has other projects lined up, including Coyote vs. Acme and season two of the hit HBO Max series Peacemaker.

Away from acting, Cena recently competed at SummerSlam in an Undisputed WWE Championship match against Cody Rhodes, which he lost. After the match, he was attacked by Brock Lesnar, who made a surprise return.

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Triple H later said that Cena himself wanted to face Lesnar, which led to the unexpected comeback. However, in a talk with Adam Glyn, Cena indirectly denied that claim. He also hinted that SummerSlam was a sign from fans that he is slowly moving towards the end of his retirement tour.