Anyone who has read The Movie Blog for any period of time knows that I HATE HATE HATE it when non-actors (singers usually) get leading roles in movies… you know… instead of getting someone who has trained in the craft of acting for most of their lives or at least years and years… thus giving us better movies to enjoy. But screw it, put 50 Cent in. I HATE that.
Well the same goes for wrestlers. Don’t get me wrong, having a non-acting celeb in a small role can bring some cool novelty to a film (like Keith Richards in Pirates of the Caribbean 3 as Jack’s dad). That can be ok from time to time. Even give a lead role to someone other than a real actor if the role is mostly silent (Like Triple H in a new Conan movie). But for goodness sake, don’t give “famous” people roles that real actors should be filling just because they’re fricking famous.
Now there is some rumbling around recently that WWE Wrestler John Cena may get considered for a new Predator. WHAT??? Come one… that’s lame as hell. The only thing decent about “The Marine” was that it taught us that Cena is indeed a non-actor and can’t act worth crap. I don’t care how popular he is, keep him out of this movie!!!! (via)
