James Gunn Reveals “Peacemaker” Season 2 BTS Image

“Our friend will still be making lots of peace in Season 2,” James Gunn wrote on Twitter, assuring fans that the conflicted, beefy superhero played by John Cena will be returning for more mayhem in Peacemaker. Gunn shared an image of Cena, his face looking a little battered and bruised—peacemaking is a tough job—to ensure ...

By The Credits  |  August 8, 2022
Viola Davis in Talks to Play Amanda Waller in “Peacemaker” Spinoff Series on HBO Max

In James Gunn’s Peacemaker, the beefy titular superhero (John Cena) was unaware that (spoiler alert) one of his colleagues and new almost-best friends Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks) was actually the daughter of the ruthless Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). Amanda Waller was the one who tapped Peacemaker to take part in an insanely dangerous mission in James ...

By The Credits  |  May 4, 2022

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“Peacemaker” Composer Kevin Kiner About Harnessing The Power of Hair Bands

Even as complicated and thick-headed as is his character may be, with every new episode, John Cena is worming his way into our hearts as Christopher Smith in writer/director James Gunn’s Peacemaker. In its first season on HBO Max, the show picks up where The Suicide Squad left off, expanding on Smith’s character, revealing his tragic backstory, and introducing ...

By Leslie Combemale  |  February 2, 2022
New “Peacemaker” Video Reveals Vigilante’s Unwanted Attention

Peacemaker (John Cena) is going through some changes when the HBO Max series bearing his name begins. A spinoff from James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker finds the beefy brute who became that film’s villain questioning his entire worldview. That worldview is simple; peace, at all costs, no matter who Peacemaker has to kill. In the film, ...

By The Credits  |  December 8, 2021
“Peacemaker” Official Trailer Reveals One Beefy Brute’s Rude Awakening

James Gunn’s upcoming The Suicide Squad spinoff series Peacemaker‘s release is nigh, and now HBO Max has released the official trailer. When we last saw John Cena’s titular character in The Suicide Squad, he’d miraculously survived a duel with Bloodsport (Idris Elba) after becoming the film’s villain. Peacemaker is a character at war with himself (and, unfortunately, ...

By The Credits  |  December 3, 2021
First “Peacemaker” Clip Unveils James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” Spinoff for HBO Max

If you were curious about the tone in James Gunn’s upcoming The Suicide Squad spinoff Peacemaker, this clip from the upcoming HBO Max series will set you straight. John Cena reprises his role from the film as the titular Peacemaker, the peace-obsessed superhero who will stop at literally nothing to achieve it, including hurting everybody in sight. The clip ...

By The Credits  |  October 5, 2021
James Gunn Reveals His “The Suicide Squad” Spinoff “Peacemaker” has Wrapped

In a month, James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad will burst into theaters, introducing us to Gunn’s vision of that motley crew of lunatics, antiheroes, and a talking shark taking on a mission that many won’t survive. One of the members of Gunn’s upcoming squad (he’d fall into the lunatic category) is John Cena’s Peacemaker, but we’ll be ...

By The Credits  |  July 13, 2021
James Gunn Reveals “Peacemaker” Set Photos

Now our main image doesn’t come from James Gunn’s upcoming HBO Max series Peacemaker. No—the featured shot is from a little movie that introduces Peacemaker (John Cena) that we haven’t gotten a chance to see yet, Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.  Yet even though the film hasn’t premiered, Gunn, Cena, and their fellow cast and crew members are already working on ...

By The Credits  |  February 19, 2021