AEW Star Adam Copeland Lands Major Film Role

Plot details about “The Beekeeper 2″ — including Klementieff and Copeland’s characters — are being kept under wraps, but the film is now in production. The sequel is directed by Timo Tjahjanto (“Nobody 2,” “The Shadow Strays”) and written by Kurt Wimmer, who penned the first film.Variety

Copeland has had plenty of film and television roles, dating back to his first non-wrestling-related on-screen appearance in Highlander: Endgame from 2000. While it is too soon to predict anything, The Beekeeper was a massive success box office-wise, with it being likely that fans will come back for the sequel whenever it releases.

The Transition From Professional Wrestling To Acting

It seems like every other day or so, a wrestler lands another role (or their first) in some sort of television series or upcoming film. Which makes sense, professional wrestling does have a degree of acting, whether it be playing a character, learning to cut a promo, or handling promotional work on talk shows, interviews, etc.

There are the obvious major success stories, such as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dave Bautista, and John Cena, who are all doing some major roles at the moment and receiving outstanding praise for their work.

Other wrestlers, such as Liv Morgan, MJF, Becky Lynch, Drew McIntyre, and way too many to list off, are also starting to make the move into Hollywood, landing a few roles here and there. You can think of almost any big-name wrestler, and the chance they have appeared somewhere on the silver screen is quite high.