John Cena

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Suicide Squad (2016); Playing with Fire (2019); F9 (2021); Freelance; Train Wreck.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Deadpool (2016): 1 line

industry (industry) · through Suicide Squad (2016), which they acted in: Deadpool ⇒ Suicide Squad (the host's read). Suicide Squad felt reactive to Deadpool's success.
“Suicide Squad felt like it was very influenced by the success of Deadpool”
The Big Picture · The Past, Present, and Future of Superhero Movies | The Big Picture (Ep. 35) · 0:29:25 · Jason Concepcion (0.40 sure it was them)

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through F9 (2021), which they acted in: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift ⇒ F9 (the host's read). F9 gives Tokyo Drift a big shout out and brings back Han.
“it's a movie that has a huge cult fan base that gets a pretty big shout out in F9.”
The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:43:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Acting (6) everyone in acting

actor (villain Jakob), F9 (The Big Picture, ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings)
actor, Playing with Fire (The Big Picture, ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings)
actor, Suicide Squad (The Big Picture, ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings)
actor, Train Wreck (The Big Picture, Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130))
lead, Freelance (Blank Check — Patreon, The Killer with Marie Bardi (Ad-Free))
star, Playing with Fire (Blank Check — Patreon, Doctor Sleep)

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

career (career): John Cena → Playing with Fire. Amanda enjoyed Cena in Playing with Fire but not in F9.
“I watched him in, what was it, playing with fire when he was a fireman?”
The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:50:38 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)
career (career): John Cena → Suicide Squad. The Suicide Squad uses Cena's humor better than F9.
“And I felt like it leveraged his sense of humor in a way that this movie”
The Big Picture · ‘Fast 9’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ Rankings · 0:50:52 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.