Los Angeles, June 20 -- Actor and former WWE star John Cena has opened up about taking on a different kind of role in the upcoming comedy film 'Little Brother', saying the project allowed him to showcase a more vulnerable and dramatic side of himself, according to People.

Speaking to People on the red carpet, Cena said he was excited to work with comedian Eric Andre and take on a "straight man" role in the film, which begins streaming on Netflix on June 26.

"The fact that Eric would wanna take a bet on me in a different capacity," Cena said while discussing what attracted him to the project. "This is a comedy, it's a physical comedy, but Eric's doing a lot of the heavy comedic lifting and I get to kind of be the more serious role that i...