Duke Nukem is one of the most iconic video game characters ever. As such, it was only a matter of time before he received a well-earned big screen adaptation.
For decades, studios have been kicking the tires on a possible film centred around the hyper-masculine hero, but nothing ever panned out. Now, however, it looks like a movie may actually be in the works, and the project apparently has its eyes on a big time star. Paramount was said to be developing the pic a couple of years ago and according to our sources – the same ones who told us the Fast & Furious franchise is headed to outer space, and a Witcher prequel is in development at Netflix – John Cena is being considered to play the titular role in the upcoming feature.
Of course, he was initially linked to the part a few years back, but with no further updates having emerged since then,...
For decades, studios have been kicking the tires on a possible film centred around the hyper-masculine hero, but nothing ever panned out. Now, however, it looks like a movie may actually be in the works, and the project apparently has its eyes on a big time star. Paramount was said to be developing the pic a couple of years ago and according to our sources – the same ones who told us the Fast & Furious franchise is headed to outer space, and a Witcher prequel is in development at Netflix – John Cena is being considered to play the titular role in the upcoming feature.
Of course, he was initially linked to the part a few years back, but with no further updates having emerged since then,...
- 9/29/2020
- by Evan Lewis
- We Got This Covered
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