{"id":1950298,"date":"2025-08-08T22:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T22:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1950298"},"modified":"2025-08-08T22:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T22:41:05","slug":"netflix-teams-john-cena-top-comedy-star-up-for-new-action-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/netflix-teams-john-cena-top-comedy-star-up-for-new-action-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Teams John Cena &#038; Top Comedy Star Up for New Action Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_apckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fast X star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/john-cena\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:John Cena;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">John Cena<\/a> and Central Intelligence star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/kevin-hart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kevin Hart;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kevin Hart<\/a> have signed on to star in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/tag\/netflix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s newest action comedy <strong>The Leading Man<\/strong>. The project was pitched by writers Jon and Erich Hoeber, who previously sold their screenplay of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/smith-michael-bay-clash-over-171308067.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fast &amp; Loose;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Fast &amp; Loose<\/a> to the streamer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Deadline, the movie is still currently in the early stages of development. It will be based on the comic book series created by Jeremy Haun and B. Clay Moore. In addition to leading the project, Hart and Cena are also serving as producers alongside Luke Kelly-Clyne, Bryan Smiley, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Eric Gitter, Peter Schwerin, and Dan Baime. This will be part of Hart\u2019s multi-film deal with Netflix.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What is the new John Cena and Kevin Hart movie about?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhen a self-absorbed movie star (Cena) discovers that his co-star\/man in the chair (Hart) is an actual agent, he\u2019s forced to swallow his pride and accept that action stars aren\u2019t really action heroes\u2026while trying to save the world,\u201d reads the movie\u2019s synopsis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Leading Man marks Netflix\u2019s latest collaboration with both Cena and Hart. Prior to signing on to the action movie, Cena is already attached to star in the streamer\u2019s upcoming comedy movie Little Brother, with Emmy-winning comedian Eric Andr\u00e9. As for Hart, after starring in last year\u2019s heist movie Lift, he will next be seen in another Netflix comedy titled, 72 Hours, with Saturday Night Live cast member Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the moment, Cena is currently preparing for the impending premiere of Peacemaker Season 2, which will see him reprising his fan-favorite DC role. The show will return on August 21, 2025 on HBO Max. The former WWE star will also be leading Mattel\u2019s live-action Matchbox movie with Jessica Biel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(Source: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/the-leading-man-kevin-hart-john-cena-netflix-movie-1236482438\/#recipient_hashed=3a3baf33fde74a0cf9fc3af244dd666d88a51fe84dd964875093b5a98d5764b6&amp;recipient_salt=920d8b92feb07303a242938a23f9992cf27f3e5e076fcc9aa292a484a5828153&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=Deadline_BreakingNews&amp;utm_content=625707_08-08-2025&amp;utm_term=10030496&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=exacttarget&amp;utm_campaign=1754679643-Breaking+News+Alert&amp;utm_content=625707_8-8-2025&amp;utm_id=625707\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Deadline<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\/movies\/news\/2015223-netflix-teams-john-cena-top-comedy-star-up-for-new-action-movie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix Teams John Cena &amp; Top Comedy Star Up for New Action Movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix Teams John Cena &amp; Top Comedy Star Up for New Action Movie<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comingsoon.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ComingSoon.net &#8211; Movie Trailers, TV &amp; Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Fast X star John Cena and Central Intelligence star Kevin Hart have signed on to star in Netflix\u2018s newest action comedy The Leading Man. 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