John Cena Set For Suprise "Barbie" Movie Appearance

John Cena is an incredibly versatile individual. He's been a professional wrestler since 1999 and made his most recent ring appearance at WrestleMania 39 earlier this month. However, he has had a varied acting career, appearing in everything from Fred: The Movie to Trainwreck to Fast X. He also has a hip hop album, 2005's You Can't See Me. Amongst all of this, he even found time to set the world record for most Make-A-Wish visits conducted.

When it comes to acting, it's very clear that Cena is more than happy to make fun of himself. Whether that's as Amy Schumer's gay-innuendo-spewing boyfriend in Trainwreck or as a caveman version of himself as in The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! Of course, he has had a plethora of action roles too, but he is most memorable when playing comedically. However, his next film role is set to be one of his more bizarre to date.

We're still trying to figure out just how the universe of Barbies and Kens works in Greta Gerwig's upcoming Barbie movie. There is a multiple of Barbies and a multitude of Kens. Some Barbies have a Ken, but some Kens appear unattached. This is how we end up with the apparent situation that Gosling!Ken and Liu!Ken are both vying for the affection of Robbie!Barbie. Even then, Robbie's Barbie and Gosling's Ken do appear to be in a pre-existing relationship.

But now we appear to know the extent of one Barbie-Ken pairing in the film. Dua Lipa had been previously announced as "Mermaid Barbie" during the first set of promotional releases for the film. Every Barbie is themed and other Barbies we were made aware of include the likes of Issa Rae's "President Barbie". But attendees at CinemaCon, who are getting a first look at Barbie before its July release, have learned that Mermaid Barbie has a Mermaid Ken. Mermaid Ken is set to be played by John Cena. It's absolutely masterful casting and no matter how small the role is, Cena will almost certainly slay it. Barbie will premiere on July 21.

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