John Cena’s Latest Nostalgia-Fueled Action Movie Is a Hit on Apple TV

John Cena has carved out an unexpectedly varied career as a leading man, bouncing between raunchy comedies, superhero blockbusters, and the occasional offbeat family adventure. He’s played a hard-partying dad in The Vacation Friends , joined the plastic-fantastic world of Barbie as a mermaid, and suited up as the unhinged Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad before taking that character to HBO . Now, the former WWE star is leading a new movie based on a familiar childhood favorite, and it’s already racing to the top of the streaming charts. Matchbox: The Movie debuted on Apple TV on Oct.