John Cena will star in Universal Pictures’ The Janson Directive, it was announced by executive producer Dwayne Johnson today. Robert Ludlum’s book, published posthumously in 2002, is officially described as follows:
When billionaire philanthropist Peter Novak is kidnapped by a terrorist known as The Caliph, it’s up to Paul Janson – a legend in the notorious U.S. covert agency Consular Operations – to save him. But Janson’s rescue operation goes horribly wrong…and soon Janson is marked for death, the target of a “beyond salvage” order issued from the highest level of the government. Now Janson is running for his life, pursued by Jessica Kincaid, a young agent of astonishing ability who can anticipate and counter his every move. To survive, Janson must outrace a conspiracy that has gone beyond the control of its originators. To win, he must counter it with a conspiracy of his own…
Dany Garcia and Johnson are executive producing through their Seven Bucks Productions.
John Cena can currently be seen in theaters in the comedy Blockers, also from Universal Pictures.
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