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There ’s a new legal action motion picture duo in town , and it may not be who you were expecting , but that does n’t make it any less exciting . Iconic activity star Jackie Chan is teaming up with WWE wrester turned histrion John Cena in a new military action thrilled tentatively titledProject X. Cenawill be supercede Sylvester Stallonewho was to begin with slated to asterisk diametrical Chan .
While it may have at one clip seemed far fetched to have the 16 time WWE champ replace an legal action legend like Stallone , Cena is quickly becoming one of Hollywood ’s most in demand actor . Not only is Cena clearly up to of being a believable action maven , but he ’s also shown off his comedic chops in movies likeSisters , Trainwreckandmost recently , Blockers . While Stallone was once a guaranteed box seat billet tie , it seems that Cena will be capable to fill his shoes just o.k. .
Project X , a work title for the film formerly titledEx - Baghdad , will be direct byNeed for Speed ’s Scott Waugh and was written by Arash Amel . Chan ’s character is a Chinese private protection declarer who needs to extract Chinese oil doer from a refinery in the Middle East when the China - run refinery comes under tone-beginning . When Chan detect it ’s all an elaborate schema to steal 1000000 in oil , he team up with Cena , who will represent an American former Marine , in an attempt to thwart the forged guys ( viaTHR ) . Chan is also go down to produce .
While Chan has been an action movie staple fibre for decades , Cena is cursorily becoming one of Hollywood ’s most bankable raw stars . In plus to his starring role in this year ’s comedy hitBlockers , Cena will asterisk in theTransformersspinoff movieBumblebee . He’ll also be headline the upcomingThe Janson Directivefrom Universal Pictures , replacing Dwayne Johnson , as well as land the lead in theDuke Nukemmovie . As Cena ’s pro wrestling career seems to be coming to an end , his play career seems to be picking up steam .
While Stallone has yet to give a rationality for forget the task , Cena as a successor seems like a solid decision . Many would have loved to see two fable like Stallone and Chan , who have yet to star alongside each other , team up up in an action flick , but Cena seems like he ’ll be able to fill Stallone ’s shoes just fine .
Project Xis dress to begin shoot this summertime in China .
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informant : The Hollywood Reporter
