Current Events > John Cena in Talks to Star in 'Duke Nukem'

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Darmik
01/22/18 8:31:20 PM
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/john-cena-talks-star-video-game-adaptation-duke-nukem-1077194

John Cena is getting ready to shoot up some aliens.

The wrestler-turned-actor is negotiations to star in Duke Nukem, a big-screen adaptation of the popular video game franchise featuring the politically incorrect action hero that is set up at Paramount.

Platinum Dunes, the company run by Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, will produce the movie.

No director is on board at this stage. A search for a writer will begin soon to develop a script for what is intended to be a star vehicle for Cena.

The Nukem video games follow muscular adventures of its titular protagonist, who initially was a mash-up of action hero tropes. The muscular cigar-chomping figure has been fighting aliens in order to save planet Earth since 1991 when the first game was released.

The project was previously set up at Dimension Films.

Platinum Dunes is one of the companies behind The Purge action franchise and has produced the Ninja Turtles movies for Paramount. It next has the John Krasinski-directed horror movie A Quiet Place opening April 6.

Cena has quietly made Paramount his de facto movie home, having appeared in the studios Daddy Home 2, which has grossed over $100 million domestically, and is due to appear in Bumblebee, the studios Transformers spinoff that Bay produced.


Come...get some?
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Axiom
01/22/18 8:32:52 PM
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Darmik posted...
The wrestler-turned-actor is negotiations to star in Duke Nukem, a big-screen adaptation of the popular video game franchise featuring the politically incorrect action hero that is set up at Paramount.

Because Duke Nukem Forever wasn't enough of a kick in the balls. Let's taint Duke Nukem even more
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OwlRammer
01/22/18 8:33:14 PM
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Darmik
01/22/18 8:35:20 PM
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Axiom posted...
Darmik posted...
The wrestler-turned-actor is negotiations to star in Duke Nukem, a big-screen adaptation of the popular video game franchise featuring the politically incorrect action hero that is set up at Paramount.

Because Duke Nukem Forever wasn't enough of a kick in the balls. Let's taint Duke Nukem even more


I think at this point it would taint Cena more.
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boxington
01/22/18 8:36:13 PM
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he's got the looks for it.

...he should also play Johnny Bravo
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DarthAragorn
01/22/18 8:36:31 PM
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I'm weirdly interested in this
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GOOMFalse
01/22/18 8:39:43 PM
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boxington posted...
he's got the looks for it.

...he should also play Johnny Bravo

DarthAragorn posted...
I'm weirdly interested in this

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nevershine
01/22/18 8:40:58 PM
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D-Lo_BrownTown
01/22/18 8:48:00 PM
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...why?

I'm pretty sure I'm the last guy on Earth who even gives a shit about Duke Nukem that has no financial stake in it. I wouldn't even see this movie.
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Darmik
01/22/18 8:54:31 PM
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Randy/Gearbox are probably trying to license it out for easy money.

Paramount have shit all going for them after Transformers flopped. They're pretty desperate right now.

I'm guessing that combination has lead to this.
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