James Gunn says the idea for Peacemaker came from a specific scene in TheSuicideSquad 👀 'When I saw that moment in him, I knew John [Cena] was not just a performer who was funny, which is why I hired him, but a guy who had this other layer...' 👏
James Gunn recalls the exact moment when he had the idea for a Peacemaker series during the production of The Suicide Squad. HBO Max has become another destination for Warner Bros.' DC properties, with both both original films and TV shows being developed for the platform. While Titans and Doom Patrol came over from DC Universe after the service was shut down, Peacemaker became the first HBO Max DCEU show, serving as a spinoff from The Suicide Squad.
Despite being based on one of DC's lesser-known characters, it didn't take long for critics and fans to fall in love with Peacemaker as it became a massive hit for HBO Max. Prior to the season 1 finale, the show was picked up for season 2, with Gunn set to write and direct every single episode. However, Peacemaker is just the beginning, as Gunn and Warner Bros. are looking to do multiple spinoffs from The Suicide Squad.
There’s one really specific moment with me and John that I can trace the origin of this show back to. It’s the moment in The Suicide Squad where Peacemaker is holding his gun on Ratcatcher 2 and he’s about to kill her. I went into this tight closeup of his eyes. On set, I’m always on the microphone talking over everything while we’re shooting. So I’m talking to John on the God Mic about what he’s feeling, and I see his eyes switch. I see him go to this incredibly sad, vulnerable place.
As Gunn pointed out, The Suicide Squad foreshadowed early that there was more than meets the eye when it came to Peacemaker. What could have been an empty character instead got an opportunity to be fleshed out into a three-dimensional"superhero." Throughout Peacemaker season 1, Gunn explored the bigger trauma in Christopher's life, such as the loss of his brother and the amount of abuse he had to take from his father during childhood.
After a first successful season, it will be exciting to see where Peacemaker season 2 takes Cena's character as his DCEU journey continues. So far, HBO Max has not indicated when production is set to begin on season 2, though it will likely be sometime after Gunn completes Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Hopefully, as he finishes his MCU trilogy, Gunn will also begin work on the second, yet-to-be-revealed spinoff.
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