The holiday romantic comedy premieres November 18
Summary
– CM Punk appears in the newly released trailer for Netflix’s Guarding Stars
– Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki lead the holiday romantic comedy
– The film arrives on Netflix on November 18, 2026
CM Punk gets a moment of comedy in the first trailer for Guarding Stars, giving wrestling fans a glimpse of his next film appearance.
Netflix released the preview on October 14. Punk appears during a makeover sequence and offers a brief reaction: “I love a good makeover.” The clip gives viewers a taste of his performance without establishing how much screen time he will have.
Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki lead the holiday romantic comedy. Meester plays a bodyguard assigned to protect a movie star, played by Padalecki, over Christmas. Their working relationship becomes complicated as romance enters the picture.
The film adapts Katherine Center’s 2022 novel The Bodyguard. Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum directs, with Andie MacDowell, Noah LaLonde, and Walker Hayes also among the cast. Netflix lists Punk under his real name, Phil Brooks.
For fans accustomed to seeing Punk inside a WWE ring, the trailer offers a different setting and a lighter moment. The preview alone does not establish the size of his role or reveal his full storyline.
Guarding Stars premieres on Netflix on November 18, 2026. The official trailer is available below.
