1.
12 Rounds (2009)
PG-13
Role:
Danny Fisher
Starring:
Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott, Steve Harris, Brian White
Directed By:
Renny Harlin
John Cena made his screen appearance in the 2000 American buddy comedy film ‘Ready to Rumble’ directed by Brian Robbins. The film was largely panned by critics and holds a 22% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In 2006, he starred as ‘John Triton’ in the American action film ‘The Marine’ directed by John Bonito. The film opened to a negative reception and grossed over $22.2 million on a budget of $15 million. He went on to star in films like ‘12 Rounds’ (2009), ‘Legendary’ (2010), ‘Fred: The Movie’ (2010), ‘The Reunion’ (2011), ‘Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery’ (2014), ‘Trainwreck’ (2015), ‘Sisters’ (2015), ‘Daddy's Home’ (2015), ‘Surf's Up 2: WaveMania’ (2017), and ‘The Wall’ (2017). In 2017, he played the role of ‘Roger’ in the American Christmas comedy film ‘Daddy's Home 2’ directed by Sean Anders. While the film received mostly negative reviews from critics, it managed to gross over $180.6 million on a budget of $69 million. That same year, he voiced ‘Ferdinand the Bull’ in the Carlos Saldanha-directed American computer-animated adventure comedy film ‘Ferdinand.’ The film received mixed-to-positive reviews and grossed over $296.1 million on a $111 million budget. He was next seen in films like ‘Blockers’ (2018), ‘Bumblebee’ (2018), ‘Playing with Fire’ (2019), and ‘Dolittle’ (2020).Â
In 2021, he portrayed ‘Jakob Toretto’ in the American action film ‘F9’ directed by Justin Lin. Even though the film received mixed reviews from critics, it turned out to be a financial success and grossed over $726.2 million on a budget of $200 million. That same year, he also played the role of ‘Christopher Smith / Peacemaker’ in the American superhero film ‘The Suicide Squad’ directed by James Gunn. The film opened to a positive reception but failed to perform at the box office. In 2022, he reprised his role as ‘Christopher Smith / Peacemaker’ in the American superhero television series ‘Peacemaker’ created by James Gunn. The series is all set to return for a second season which will start filming in 2023. Cena was last seen in the 2022 American comedy film ‘The Bubble’ directed by Judd Apatow. The film received a negative response from critics.
