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John Cena reveals he almost missed out on his Barbie mermaid cameo after an agency told him it was 'beneath him' and a threat to future roles


John Cena revealed that he nearly passed up his hilarious role in Barbie if he had followed an agency's advice. A team told him not to do the mermaid cameo as it was 'beneath him.'

John ended up making a one-minute cameo as a mermaid alongside Dua Lipa in the $1.4 billion blockbuster, ultimately becoming Warner Bros.' highest-grossing film ever and securing eight Oscar nominations. John ended up making a one-minute cameo as a mermaid alongside Dua Lipa in the $1.4 billion blockbuster, ultimately becoming Warner Bros.' highest-grossing film ever and securing eight Oscar nominations John and Margot previously collaborated in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, paving the way for the former WWE Champion to star in the Peacemaker spin-off series.

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