John Cena Instagram Post Has Mass Effect Fans Buzzing

Key Takeaways

John Cena referencing Mass Effect on social media sparks speculation about his possible involvement in the live-action series.
BioWare and Amazon are confirmed to be working on the Mass Effect show, with producers including Michael Gamble and Avi Arad.
The nature of the show remains unknown – whether it’s an adaptation or a new story, prompting fan casting ideas for key characters like Commander Shepard.

WWE and Hollywood megastar John Cena recently referenced Mass Effect on social media, causing fans to wonder if he is pursuing a role in the newly announced live-action series. Earlier this month, BioWare and Amazon confirmed that they are indeed working on a live-action Mass Effect show at Amazon MGM Studios. The producers involved include current Mass Effect game project leader Michael Gamble, Legend of Zelda movie producer Avi Arad, and former Marvel Television producer Karim Zreik. Fast & Furious 9 scribe Daniel Casey will reportedly write the show.

This is all that has been officially confirmed about the live-action Mass Effect series at this time, so fans still don’t know if it will be an adaptation of the first three Mass Effect games or a completely different story set in the same universe as BioWare’s hit sci-fi RPG series. If it is the former, then the show’s creative team will have many creative choices to make due to the branching nature of the Mass Effect storyline – including who to cast as characters like the fully customizable Commander Shepard.

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There are already plenty of interesting fan castings for the live-action Commander Shepard, and one major Hollywood player might already be throwing their own hat into the ring. John Cena recently shared artwork from Mass Effect 2 on Instagram, showing Shepard, Grunt, Miranda, Jack, and Thane. He left no comments on this post, leaving fans to speculate on why he would seemingly reference Mass Effect out of the blue. Naturally, many think that this is Cena’s subtle way of lobbying for a role in the upcoming Mass Effect Amazon series.

John Cena Might Be Eyeing a Role in the Mass Effect TV Show

This in turn has caused fans to speculate on whether or not John Cena would be a good choice to play Mass Effect‘s Shepard, complete with jokes about how he would be an effective Infiltrator due to his classic wrestling catchphrase of “you can’t see me.” Others would rather he voice Shepard’s longtime Krogan ally Urdnot Wrex instead.

Of course, John Cena could just be a Mass Effect fan who doesn’t necessarily want to star in Amazon’s forthcoming series. As one of the biggest stars in WWE, Cena has been a playable character in virtually every WWE video game released since his 2002 debut – even being the focus of WWE 2K23’s Showcase Mode. He also recently reprised his DC role of Peacemaker in Mortal Kombat 1, and now he could very well build on his growing gaming repertoire by being a part of the live-action Mass Effect TV series if that is indeed the motive behind one of his latest social media posts.