Freelance (2023 film)
Freelance is a 2023 American action comedy film directed by Pierre Morel and written by Jacob Lentz in his feature writing debut. It stars John Cena, Alison Brie, Juan Pablo Raba, and Christian Slater. The film received negative reviews from critics. Premise
Years after retiring from the Army, former Special Forces operator Mason Pettits takes a job providing security for journalist Claire Wellington as she interviews Juan Venegas, president of Paldonia. When a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, the three are forced to escape into the jungle together. Cast
 John Cena as Mason Pettits, retired special forces operator
 Alison Brie as Claire Wellington, journalist
 Juan Pablo Raba as President Juan Venegas
 Alice Eve as Mason's wife
 Marton Csokas as Colonel Jan Koehorst
 Christian Slater as Mason's boss

Production
Freelance is the feature writing debut of television screenwriter Jacob Lentz. The film was announced on October 6, 2021, with Pierre Morel directing and John Cena attached to star. The film was reported to have a budget of at least $40 million. In January 2022, Alison Brie, Juan Pablo Raba, Alice Eve, Marton Csokas, and Christian Slater joined the cast. Filming began in Colombia on January 17, 2022, with cinematographer Thierry Arbogast. Release
Freelance was released in theaters by Relativity Media on October 27, 2023. Reception

Box office 
The film made $880,000 from 2,057 theaters in its first day. Critical response 
  Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at PostTrak gave it an 58% overall positive score, with 27% saying they would definitely recommend the film. References

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American action comedy films
Films about dictators
Films about journalists
Films about special forces
Films directed by Pierre Morel
Films set in jungles
Films shot in Colombia
Relativity Media films