May 1 (UPI) -- John Cena has landed the lead role in Universal's upcoming action thriller, The Janson Directive, that his former WWE rival, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson will executive produce.
The Janson Directive is based on a novel of the same name by Jason Bourne author Robert Ludlum. The book follows Paul Janson, an ex-Navy SEAL and former member of a secret government organization, who becomes a security consultant and takes on a job rescuing an important man. Janson is then targeted after the mission fails and then begins to uncover a government scandal.