John Cena Gets Serious in Legendary

Paul Furfari: Is there a scene in the movie that's your favorite?

John Cena: My favorite doesn't even involve me. I'm completely enamored with the transformation of my younger brother (Devon Graye) because it was genuine. If you've met Devon, he's not an athletic kid, but extremely educated, very well spoken, a little nervous and skittish at times, but really became a certified bad ass. He did real well and he went from not knowing what a wrestling mat was to really being able to move around out there and really hold his own with some other competitive kids. So it was really cool to see him on screen grow up, but the transformation happened off screen as well.

Paul Furfari: What were the training session scenes really like?

John Cena: They were legitimate. It shows [Devon] becoming more experienced. It was genuine. He really didn't know an athletic stance, didn't know how to balance his weight and shift accordingly. So that's amateur wrestling or football or any sport.

Paul Furfari: What is the next movie for you?

John Cena: Believe it or not it will start filming October first and it's called Blood Brothers. It's more drama, very small amount of action, but it's about three brothers that absolutely hate each other that have to coexist and form a family business.

Once again, I'm very happy with the script and the read. I actually passed on a few projects because I don't want to...I'm not at a level yet with my acting to attach myself to something that I don't feel real comfortable with. I can't make that magic happen just yet. I read the script and the brother aspect of it really drew me in. I won't be the main character, I'll be in another supporting role, but I'm very excited to get this one underway.