Wrestler turned actor John Cena reveals that his agency had advised the latter to not proceed with Greta Gerwig's Barbie Cameo, But the star really wanted to portray the Merman.
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00:00 Greta Gerwig's Barbie has a brief yet unforgettable cameo by John Cena. The actor talked about him
00:07 receiving advice to not accept the role. Greta's Barbie featured a humorous moment starring the
00:13 WWE star as Ken, who enacted the role of a merman in a special appearance. Nevertheless, the
00:21 celebrity disclosed in a recent interview that he was told not to accept the Barbie offer by his
00:28 agent during the latter's visit on The Howard Stern Show. During the conversation, John revealed,
00:35 "So it's not a big team, which I'm grateful for. I don't have a publicity department.
00:40 I have a manager only because it's me and him. We are kind, like a two-pronged fork,
00:47 and an agency that goes out and tries to look for work. And I don't put it past them. They are just
00:53 going on what they know. And what they know is this entity, this commodity gravitates towards
01:00 these things. We should stay in this lane. But I am not a commodity. I am a human being,
01:06 and I operate under the construct of every opportunity is an opportunity." The wrestler-turned
01:13 actor added that his agency was of the impression about this role not aligning with the latter's
01:19 personality. "I read the script of the movie, and I tried my hardest to be in it. Margot was like,
01:26 'We'll make you mermaid. You'll be in it for a half day.' Yeah, sure. But I think the perspective
01:32 from an agency standpoint was, 'This is beneath you,' which I get that. But also, to the agency's
01:39 credit, immediately they acquiesced. I've always operated under the philosophy of good work gets
01:46 you another chance," he said. Meanwhile, Barbie was nominated for eight different categories at
01:52 the Academy Awards. But sadly, the actor-director duo Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig did not receive
01:59 the nominations for the Best Actress and Best Director category at the prestigious awards
02:05 ceremony held this year.