Bumblebee, a bright yellow petite Volkswagen Beetle would have been another sight to behold had John Cena been cast as the affable autobot’s ‘spare tyre’, a role the professional wrestler-actor says he would have accepted in a heartbeat. But director Travis Knight had something bigger planned for the actor. Cena plays Lieutenant Jack Burns, a hardened military officer who has a grudge against the Transformers. The film is fronted by Hailee Steinfeld, who plays Charlie Wilson, a headstrong vulnerable teenager who befriends Bumblebee.
The actor said the script of the film, penned by Christina Hodson, was like an unputdownable book and he was eager to feature in the film.
‘I read it and immediately it was like the joke’s on him and him (Knight and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura). I could have played Bumblebee’s spare tyre.
“I just wanted to be in the movie. And in the initial conversation with Travis we were able to converse about the passion we both had for the movies,” Cena told when asked about his constant attempt to break his established image. The WWE star, who was here to promote the film, said he wants to be a part of good projects He said despite initial failures in the movie business, the passion for storytelling kept him going back for more. (PTI)
