“Ricky Stanicky” has been in the works for a while now. Andrew Santino spoke about trying to land a spot in the film for years, which he was ultimately successful at, and now, in 2024, the movie’s coming to fruition. It comes courtesy of director Peter Farrelly, with the rest of the cast filled out by Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler, William H. Macy, and Lex Scott Davis. Farrelly won an Oscar for his work on “Green Book,” but prior to that, he had mostly worked on unpretentious comedy movies like “Dumb and Dumber” and “Movie 43.” “Ricky Stanicky” represents a return to form, with Cena’s OnlyFans page being the perfect avenue to advertise the new film. 

The movie’s rated R for “sexual material, language throughout and some drug content.” The trailer delves into all those mature themes, including an extended sequence of how Ted Summerhayes (Macy) makes sexually suggestive motions when he speaks. Starting an OnlyFans account with videos of Cena doing innocuous things but with captions that read dirty lets everyone know precisely what kind of humor to expect with “Ricky Stanicky.” It’s certainly not going to be another “Green Book.”

And this isn’t the first time a celebrity has used OnlyFans to promote a project. Comedian Whitney Cummings has an OnlyFans page to promote her podcast, and she even has a stand-up special on OFTV, OnlyFans’ streaming platform that’s free for anyone with an account. That means even those who have no interest in looking at nude people could always watch some new stand-up comedy.