Vince Gilligan Praises John Cena For ‘Pluribus’ Cameo

“Pluribus” creator Vince Gilligan speaks on John Cena’s cameo.

John Cena makes a surprise cameo in the first season of “Pluribus,” starring in an infomercial about eating human flesh.

Speaking to Deadline, Gilligan explained how things came together.

“We just thought, ‘Who better than John Cena to make palatable the idea of eating human flesh, you know?’” He said, noting that he first met Cena while filming the segment. “Boy, that guy has a schedule. That guy is a busy guy, and he was nice enough to shoot this thing.

“He was just the coolest guy. It was one of those things: Who would [be] someone who would delight the audience when he or she popped up to explain why humanity now lives off of protein from human bodies? It’s such a non sequitur, and yet, in a way, it’s not because he just has this personality and [with] everything that he does you find him likable and you find him trustworthy; you think, ‘Man, I’d like to have a beer with that guy.’ So why shouldn’t he explain why human-derived protein is the way to go for humanity now? He actually made it sound pretty reasonable, and that was the intention, and it just made us laugh when we thought of having him do it. Luckily, he said yes.”

“Pluribus” is available on Apple TV.

Cena will have his retirement match on Saturday, December 13th at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event against Gunther.