Posted 18 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret DownJohn Cena Got The Lead Role In "Peacemaker" Only After Another Wrestling Legend Turned It DownFrom the WWE ring to the big screen.by Michele BirdBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestLink This is John Cena. BG048 / Bauer-Griffin / GC Images / Getty Images Maybe you know him best for his action-packed career as a WWE wrestler? Rich Freeda / WWE via Getty Images Or perhaps you know him from his acting credits in The Fast and the Furious franchise, Vacation Friends, or Blockers? MEGA / GC Images / Getty Images Now he's back to reprise his leading role in Season 2 of Peacemaker. Curtis Bonds Baker / HBO Max He made his first appearance as the DC anti-hero in 2021's The Suicide Squad. And while it's hard to picture anyone else portraying Peacemaker, the part *almost* went to someone else! (C) Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection Director James Gunn recently revealed that he originally intended to cast Dave Bautista, but the actor ultimately had to pass on it. "I wrote the character of Peacemaker for him, and we offered him the role, but he was offered two other movies," James said. "And we weren't paying him a lot, and so he had to go where the money was." Craig Barritt / Getty Images for Amazon Fun fact: Dave is a former WWE wrestler, too. Gunn went on to say Cena's work in Trainwreck caught his attention because "he was so, so funny in that movie." The two ended up meeting, became instant friends, and the rest is history! Kevin Winter / Getty Images Stream Peacemaker on HBO Max. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF HBO Max / Via giphy.com What do you think of the new season of Peacemaker? Share your thoughts in the comments!