The second season of Peacemaker debuted in New York on Wednesday evening, and James Gunn got here able to drop some hints on the present’s function in the way forward for the DC Universe.
The HBO Max sequence, which stars John Cena because the titular character and has Gunn as showrunner, is again for its second season three and a half years after its first, with Gunn now co-head of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran. Because of this, season two will assist lay out the pair’s imaginative and prescient for what’s arising within the DCU.
“It’s an enormous half, undoubtedly Superman leads instantly into Peacemaker; it must be famous that that is for adults, not for kids, however Superman leads into this present after which we now have the establishing of the entire remainder of the DCU on this season of Peacemaker, it’s extremely necessary,” Gunn instructed The Hollywood Reporter on the carpet. “A number of visitor stars arising, a lot of characters which are displaying up that we’ve already met in Superman. I don’t assume there’s something that I’ve ever performed that I really like greater than this season of Peacemaker, so I’m so excited for folks to see it.”
Cena confirmed that this season “is about furthering the narrative. As an alternative of standalone properties, the entire DCU is now related, as you noticed Peacemaker present up in Superman. I feel what you see in season two is only a ahead of that narrative. That entire DCU by way of line — it takes the eleventh Avenue Youngsters by way of their subsequent journey, however it additionally has quite a bit to do with the DCU going ahead.”
Gunn additionally gave a bit of tease for what’s subsequent after the success of Superman — which he wrote and directed — revealing, “I’ve already completed the remedy for the subsequent story in what I’ll name the ‘Superman Saga.’ The remedy is completed, which suggests a really, very labored out remedy. I’m engaged on that and hopefully going into manufacturing on that not too far-off from as we speak.”
Peacemaker, which additionally stars Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee and Frank Grillo, begins streaming Aug. 21 on HBO Max.
Neha Pleasure contributed to this report.