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WWE and Hollywood megastar John Cena recently referencedMass Effecton social media, causing fans to wonder if he is pursuing a role in the newly announced live-action series. Earlier this month, BioWare and Amazon confirmed that they are indeed working on a live-actionMass Effectshow at Amazon MGM Studios. The producers involved include currentMass Effectgame project leader Michael Gamble,Legend of Zeldamovie producer Avi Arad, and former Marvel Television producer Karim Zreik.Fast & Furious 9scribe Daniel Casey will reportedly write the show.
This is all that has been officially confirmed about thelive-actionMass Effectseriesat this time, so fans still don’t know if it will be an adaptation of the first threeMass Effectgames or a completely different story set in the same universe as BioWare’s hit sci-fi RPG series. If it is the former, then the show’s creative team will have many creative choices to make due to the branching nature of theMass Effectstoryline - including who to cast as characters like the fully customizable Commander Shepard.
There are already plenty of interestingfan castings for the live-action Commander Shepard, and one major Hollywood player might already be throwing their own hat into the ring. John Cena recently shared artwork fromMass Effect 2on Instagram, showing Shepard, Grunt, Miranda, Jack, and Thane. He left no comments on this post, leaving fans to speculate on why he would seemingly referenceMass Effectout of the blue. Naturally, many think that this is Cena’s subtle way of lobbying for a role in the upcomingMass EffectAmazon series.
John Cena Might Be Eyeing a Role in the Mass Effect TV Show
This in turn has caused fans to speculate on whether or not John Cena would be agood choice to playMass Effect’s Shepard, complete with jokes about how he would be an effective Infiltrator due to his classic wrestling catchphrase of “you can’t see me.” Others would rather he voice Shepard’s longtime Krogan ally Urdnot Wrex instead.
Of course, John Cena could just be aMass Effectfan who doesn’t necessarily want to star in Amazon’s forthcoming series. As one of the biggest stars in WWE,Cena has been a playable characterin virtually every WWE video game released since his 2002 debut - even being the focus ofWWE 2K23’s Showcase Mode. He also recently reprised his DC role of Peacemaker inMortal Kombat 1, and now he could very well build on his growing gaming repertoire by being a part of the live-actionMass EffectTV series if that is indeed the motive behind one of his latest social media posts.
