Liv Morgan Appears In ‘Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo’ Trailer

WWE star Liv Morgan is branching out into film, with the first trailer for “Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo” confirming her as one of the movie’s featured cast members. The trailer, released by NEON, showcases the latest entry in the “Bad Lieutenant” series, directed by acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike. Morgan appears alongside Shun Oguri, Lily James, and Shotaro Mamiya in the project.

Details on the scope of Morgan’s role haven’t been made public beyond her inclusion among the film’s listed stars, but her presence in a Miike-directed feature is a notable crossover for a current WWE performer. Miike is a globally respected director known for genre films spanning crime dramas, horror, and action, and “Bad Lieutenant” carries its own pedigree as a franchise rooted in gritty antihero storytelling. Landing a spot in that world, even before further plot or character details surface, signals real Hollywood interest in Morgan beyond the ring.

Morgan has been one of WWE’s most prominent women’s division stars over the past several years, having held both the Raw and SmackDown Women’s Championships during high-profile stretches of television. Wrestlers crossing into film and television is nothing new — the Rock, Batista, Dave Bautista, and John Cena have all built substantial second careers in Hollywood — but it’s a rarer opportunity for active in-ring competitors, particularly women, to land roles in prestige international productions rather than straightforward wrestling-adjacent cameos.

For WWE, moments like this double as reputational currency. Every time a current roster member appears in a mainstream film or streaming project, it reinforces the promotion’s pitch that its talent are legitimate global entertainers, not just performers confined to weekly television and premium live events. Expect WWE’s digital and social channels to amplify the trailer once it gains traction, using Morgan’s film credit as another data point in the company’s ongoing push to position its biggest stars as crossover attractions.

No release date for “Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo” has been detailed alongside the trailer, and it remains to be seen how substantial Morgan’s screen time will ultimately be. Still, for a performer who has spent years building her profile inside WWE, a credited role in a Takashi Miike film marks a genuine expansion of her brand outside the squared circle. Whether this leads to further acting opportunities — a path several of her peers have pursued more aggressively — is something worth watching as her wrestling schedule continues alongside this new venture.