Braun Strowman Says He’s Semi-Retired From Wrestling, Wants To Play Jason Voorhees

Braun Strowman says he’s turning his focus from wrestling to acting, and wants to play Jason Vorhees in the next Friday the 13th. The WWE alumnus has a role in the new horror comedy Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon and he spoke with Collider for a new interview promoting the film. You can see highlights below (courtesy of Fightful):

On his scene in the film and focusing on acting: “Oh, I gotta give it to the extras, the ones that gave their bodies up for me, because in my scene, I’m rough with these guys, and they’re all pro wrestlers and stuff on their side jobs and stuff. So they were all unbelievably willing to give their bodies up to me for this film. We did a lot of takes with a couple of them, and it was very physical. They were like, ‘Lay it in harder.’ I was like, ‘No, no…’ In our business, too, like the wrestling business side of things — I say ‘our business,’ but I’m semi-retired from wrestling now, too, because I want to be an actor.

“But I always have so much admiration for these young and up-and-coming talents that are looking for a shoe in, a place to get in by going the extra mile, being the first one to raise their hand, not even knowing what I’m going to do to their poor soul, and just going, ‘I’ll volunteer for it.’ I was that kid at one point. I was doing that. I was the one going, ‘I’ll do it. I’ll eat that. I’ll go here. I’ll do that.’ That’s what gave me the opportunity to get to where I am in life. So those are a lot of the unsung heroes, too, that are behind the scenes, that no one ever knows about, and they never get credit for. So that’s big for me.”

On his dream role: “Oh, Friday the 13th, Jason. There may be some talks about it with people that I know in my agency, and if we could ever get everybody to get back on the same page and allow the license to work, I might be the next Voorhees… He’s my number one slasher.”