Last month, WWE Superstar Seth Rollins was spotted on the set of Captain America: Brave New World with it looking likely that he will be among the actors who are playing members of the villainous Serpent Society.
Since then, reliable insiders have confirmed that Rollins has been cast as Cobra. That makes this easily his biggest acting job to date and there's a lot of excitement among the World Heavyweight Champion's fans to see what he brings to the table as part of the MCU.
During a recent interview with Daily Mail, Rollins was asked what he can share about his role in the next Captain America movie.
"I am sworn to a certain level of secrecy, so I can't divulge too much information on that. What I will say in response to your question is that it is cool, it's cool to get opportunities to do something outside of your comfort zone."
"This is what I love, WWE, professional wrestling, it's all I've ever wanted to do and all I ever intend to do as a career for as long as I can, but anytime you get to a certain level in this industry there's going to be opportunities that come your way and I love taking chances at this point in my career."
"[If] you get the chance to do something incredible outside of WWE, you've got to take a look at it, try and make it work the best you can because you only get one life and one chance and you never know when you might get an opportunity like that - so you got to make it happen."
Rollins' path to Hollywood may well be heading in the same direction as the likes of John Cena and Dave Bautista. However, while the RAW Superstar isn't discounting the possibility of acting full-time, it sounds like he's focused on his in-ring career...for now, at least.
"I don't know where my future lies. I feel, like I said, at this moment wrestling is my future for as long as I can do it at a high level," Rollins explained. "But there's going to come a day when falling down is going to turn my bones to dust and I will have to start looking elsewhere and seeing what other options there are."
"I don't think that's coming any time soon and I'm just in the prime of my career right now and there's a lot of years ahead of me."
After a successful title defence against Bron Breakker during last night's NXT, Rollins' next challenger for his title will be Finn Balor at Money in the Bank, so he has plenty to keep him busy in WWE for now. As for Captain America: Brave New World, that will be released on July 26, 2024.