Jason Momoa and John Cena have both been cast as the leads in the upcoming film Killer Vacation.The 43-year-old Aquaman star and the 45-year-old Suicide Squad member are likely to put their musclebound physiques and comedic chops to good use in the film, which is described as an action comedy by Variety.Although the title might suggest a trip gone horribly awry, almost no details about the project have been released by Warner Bros., which is producing.The film will be the latest in a recent string of collaborations between the two DC stars.
Star power: Jason Momoa, 43, and John Cena, 45, have both been cast as the leads in the upcoming film Killer Vacation. Variety reported Tuesday that the film is an action comedyMomoa appeared in a brief uncredited part as his Aquaman character in an episode of Cena's dark comedy superhero show Peacemaker — which streams on HBO Max — earlier this year.The two have already worked together on the upcoming Fast & Furious sequel Fast X, which is Cena's second entry in the series after 2021's F9, while Momoa is making his debut with the franchise.
Sources told Variety that Momoa and Cena met while filming Fast X and struck up a rapport that led them to search for another project where they could work together.Sources familiar with the film's plot and tone compared it to the James Cameron–directed, Arnold Schwarzenegger–starring action film True Lies, which featured plenty of comic moments.
Precedent: Few details have been revealed about Killer Vacation, but sources compared it to earlier action comedies including James Cameron's Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller True Lies; Momoa seen in Aquaman Fast friendship: Sources said the two actors met while filming the sequel Fast X and wanted to work.
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