John Cena has high praise for director James Gunn and says he’s just as dedicated to his work as Vince McMahon is.
John Cena recently spoke with Collider while promoting F9 and praised Gunn for all of the roles he plays on the set of his movies, explaining why Gunn is similar to McMahon, his boss in WWE.
“James is everything, and the reason he is such a great director is because he assumes all roles. He creates the story from the ground up, he supervises the story as a producer, he manages all personalities when he’s on set as a coach, he’s very determined in his selection process of the cast, so he’s a casting agent,” Cena explained, “he’s meticulous on small details, so he’s wardrobe design. He’s a ridiculously intricate storyboarder, so he’s a production designer as well.
“I think his ability to have his hands in everything—he’s almost like the Vince McMahon of a movie. Vince is involved in everything and wants to be. And I mean everything from—and this is James as well—marketing, certainly putting himself out there. ‘Suicide Squad: A James Gunn Film’, he’s putting his stamp on that which means he believes in the product, and he does that so fluently because he’s so invested in every piece of it. He has confidence it what he does,” Cena said. “He’s just too many things at once.”
Joking about how much that praise costs, Cena said there’s no currency for that because all you have to do is live the experience to realize it’s true.
John Cena can be seen in F9 on June 25. He’s also featured in Gunn’s Suicide Squad film that hits theatres on August 6.
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