'The Nest' With Amy Poehler And Tina Fey Has Cast John Cena As Villan: WWE Wrestler And 'The Marine' Actor Joins Ike Barinholtz, John Leguizamo, Maya Rudolph, and James Brolin [PHOTO]
The internet has been having a literal cow over the Tina Fey, Amy Poehler movie "The Nest." Now wrestler turned actor John Cena will be joining them as the villain.
"The Nest," is about two sisters who reunite for one last wild weekend together in their childhood home before it's sold.
The two are now set to co-star in their film together first since 2008's "Baby Mama." "The Nest" is written by SNL's Paula Pell and directed by "Pitch Perfect's" Jason Moore. The script is based on an original idea by Paula Pell, who wrote her debut screenplay about two 30-something sisters who come home to find their parents' house has been put up for sale.
The two actually used Craigslist to find a few last-minute cast members in East Meadow, Long Island. The ad said the film was looking for "professional manicurists/ pedicurists to portray female Korean nail salon workers" for a "Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Film." Universal confirmed the ad was real, and that some lucky nail artists in the tri-state area probably experienced the coolest Friday of their lives.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will be joined by Ike Barinholtz, John Leguizamo, Maya Rudolph, and James Brolin.
Fey will produce through her Little Stranger banner alongside Jay Roach and his Everyman Pictures. Poehler will also executive produce. Erik Baiers and Chloe Yellin are overseeing "The Nest" for the studio.
Fey and Poehler appeared together in 2004′s "Mean Girls" and 2008′s "Baby Mama." They were also cast members of "Saturday Night Live" at the same time from 2001 to 2006.
Wrestler John Cena will play the villain in "The Nest." The Cenation leader has long been a WWE hero, but here he'll put on the black hat to antagonize Fey and Poehler's estranged sisters, who throw one last party at their parents' old house.
The Nest isn't Cena's first acting role. He starred in 2006's "The Marine," 2009's "12 Rounds," 2010's "Legendary," and even tried comedy as Fred's dad in all three "Fred" movies. He's also currently filming "Trainwreck," the new Amy Schumer movie directed by Judd Apatow.
