Last year Cody Rhodes had to take some time away from WWE to film Street Fighter, and the movie is finally set to arrive in theaters this week. The American Nightmare plays Guile in the film and he’s been doing a lot of promotion ahead of the premiere.
While talking to The Sportster about his future Cody made it clear that he is definitely interested in taking on more projects when it comes to acting, which could result in him taking more time off.
“My sister had said, ‘Be careful what you wish for, because at this rate, you’re gonna get it.’ When that happens, when the thing you want, the biggest dream you have in your life, which is to be the WWE Champion, happens, then it’s fun to go through the process of almost being a kid again and going, what else do I want?”
“Yeah. What else do I want and what is the work that it’s gonna take to get there? You said QB1, thank you. I got to talk to the ultimate QB1 in Tom Brady not long ago. I asked Tom, I said, ‘What did you do once you’d won and then lost, but you’d already been to the big dance?’ His answer stuck with me about winning for everyone else.”
“We’re at a crossroads in my career, no pun intended. I’m not going to lie to the wrestling fans. I’ve got the bug for TV and film. I’m obsessed. There might be some things that come up where I leave for a minute to do them. There might be some things we haven’t talked about. I want that to grow as a storyteller and an artisan, and always be able to bring that back home to a WWE that now allows me to do it, with Nick Khan and Triple H allowing that element of it.”
It’s not exactly clear what’s next for Cody Rhodes when it comes to his acting career, but he did recently visit Marvel Studios, and fans on social media have been speculating that he may have joined the cast of the upcoming X-Men film.