Mark Millar Has His Eye On WWE Superstar John Cena For Big Screen SUPERIOR Adaptation
It's been a while since we got an update on the big screen adaptation of Mark Millar and Leinil Yu's Superior, but it sounds like the comic book writer has a very suitable leading man in mind...
It was back in January that we heard Brandon and Phillip Murphy had been hired to write the big screen adaptation of Superior, but news have been pretty quiet on that front since. Things may be moving a little faster than expected though as Mark Millar has taken to Twitter to reveal that he's talked to someone (the studio presumably) about WWE Superstar John Cena taking on the title role.
For those of you unfamiliar with the premise of Superior, it focuses on a 12 year old boy with multiple sclerosis who is granted one wish by an alien monkey. He chooses to become his favourite comic book movie superhero Superior, but there's a massive twist along the way, and things play out much differently than expected. The seven issue limited series was published between 2010 and 2012.
Cena would actually be a great choice for this role. Similar to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the wrestler has a ton of charisma and has proved himself a more than capable actor in some very well received roles over the past couple of years. Whether or not his WWE schedule would leave the door open to him shooting a movie like this is hard to say, but keep your fingers crossed it actually happens.
Special thanks to our friends over at ScreenGeek for the heads up!
DISCLAIMER:
This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. As a user-generated content platform, Comic Book Movie and Best Little Sites LLC is protected under the DMCA...
[MORE]
DISCLAIMER:
This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. As a user-generated content platform, Comic Book Movie and Best Little Sites LLC is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions. Comic Book Movie will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please
contact us for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. You may learn more about our copyright and trademark policies
HERE.
[LESS]
As John Wick: Chapter 4 enjoys its well-deserved box office success, we were able to catch up with Natalia Tena to talk about her key role in the action blockbuster and that dynamic with Keanu Reeves.
The second and final season of Carnival Row is finally here and ahead of the premiere, we were able to catch up with series lead Cara Delevingne to talk about how Vignette's story comes to a close!
Ahead of the blockbuster success of John Wick: Chapter 4, we sat down with Chilean martial artist and actor Marko Zaror to talk about his breakout role, working with Keanu Reeves, and a whole lot more!
Total Film has released a handful of new stills and covers, along with fresh details on the upcoming Fast X, including who Brie Larson is playing and whether we could see Brian O'Conner again...
Kiefer Sutherland is back in the spy thriller series Rabbit Hole, and we were able to sit down with his co-stars Charles Dance and Meta Golding to talk about what to expect from this exciting new show.
MattIsForReal
17 hours ago