Rising to fame as a WWE wrestler, John Cena‘s first starring position was within the motion film The Marine (2006). Nevertheless, he has additionally shone in comedic roles, reminiscent of in Trainwreck (2015), Ferdinand (2017), and Blockers (2018).
Cena has additionally starred in a number of motion franchises, together with the Transformers spinoff movie Bumblebee (2018). He has additionally performed Jakob Toretto within the Quick & Livid franchise, together with in F9 (2021) and Quick X (2023), and Peacemaker within the DC Universe, together with in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad (2021) and his eponymous HBO Max sequence, with Peacemaker season 2 set to premiere on August 21.
In recent times, Cena’s output has been prolific, with roles within the motion journey Hidden Strike, the buddy comedy Trip Buddies 2 (each 2023), the comedy Ricky Stanicky, and the motion comedies Jackpot! (each 2024) and Heads of State (2025). Nevertheless, one explicit John Cena film has emerged as a shock international hit on Netflix.
Freelance Turns into A International Netflix Hit
Freelance has change into a worldwide Netflix hit. Directed by Pierre Morel, greatest identified for Taken (2008), the 2023 motion comedy stars John Cena as a former particular forces operative who’s employed to guard a journalist (performed by Alison Brie) throughout her interview with a dictator, however when a sudden army coup erupts mid-conversation, they need to flee collectively into the jungle.
The solid additionally consists of Juan Pablo Raba, Christian Slater, Alice Eve, Marton Csokas, and Sebastián Eslava.
Now, two years after its launch, Freelance ranks sixth on Netflix’s International High 10 films for the week of August 4-10 with 4 million views and seven.3 million hours seen. It ranks under My Oxford 12 months, KPop Demon Hunters, Joyful Gilmore 2, Megamind, Gladiator II, and above Resort Transylvania 3: Summer season Trip, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Coach Carter, and Kandahar.
What This Means For Freelance
Freelance turning into a worldwide hit on Netflix is an honest comfort prize for a movie that was excoriated by critics, incomes a dismal 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It additionally bombed on the field workplace, making simply $10 million towards its $40 million funds.
Nevertheless, audiences agree that for these on the lookout for plenty of motion, Freelance is an gratifying and entertaining alternative, fueling its climb to Netflix’s International High 10. Certain, it could not lure audiences to theaters with the promise of explosions and Cena’s charisma, but it surely now will get to put on the coveted International High 10 badge, the Hollywood equal of a participation trophy – shiny and meaningless, but oddly comforting.
Freelance
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October 27, 2023
- Runtime
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108 minutes
- Director
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Pierre Morel
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Juan Pablo Raba
President Juan Venegas
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Christian Slater
Sebastian Earle
