Filmmaker James Gunn teased some of the details we’ll see when John Cena heads the Peacemaker series, which is a spin-off of The Suicide Squad.
After the success that The Suicide Squad represented, James Gunn returns to DC as now with a new series that follows from his film, Peacemaker, starring John Cena, of which the filmmaker advances new details.
Don’t miss: James Gunn shares a glimpse of Peacemaker
In an interview for the Deadline portal, James Gunn, creator and director of the Peacemaker series, spoke about what he was looking for in the first season of this series.
“Peacemaker has a lot of problems… I didn’t sit down and say ‘Oh, how am I going to make this character likeable?’ I make it as complete as possible, and one of the things I wanted to tell was a story in which he has a lot to learn“.
Gunn stressed that Peacemaker’s obsession with peace and freedom leads him to act in a way that nothing else matters more than his mission.
“His blind spots are quite terrible and there are other aspects in which he is ignorant “
The inspiration behind Peacemaker
Peacemaker debuted in Fightin ‘5 # 40 (1966) and his name was Christopher Smith, a diplomat committed to peace, so much so that he was willing to achieve it with violence. The sense of justice has led him to be on both sides of the law.
To work on the personality of Peacemaker in this series, James Gunn revealed what his inspiration was to build the essence of this character.
“He’s all the guys I grew up with in Missouri, and he’s no different than everyone I know … Everyone on TV is either completely good or completely bad, although there are some great shows that aren’t, and it was fun to make a supervillain who it has many nuances”.
Peacemaker features a cast headed by John Cena as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, and Steve Agee as John Economos.
Joining this series are Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith, Chris Conrad as Vigilante, Christopher Heyerdahl as Captain Locke, Chukwudi Iwuji as Clemson Murn, Lochlyn Munro as Larry Fitzgibbon, and Annie Chang as Sophie Song.
i’ll be ready for my series @JamesGunn i just have a sore throat #TSSWatchParty #peacemaker pic.twitter.com/6cz1kaEjyQ
– Peacemaker on HBO Max (@DCpeacemaker) August 31, 2021
The first season of Peacemaker will be eight chapters, which will be broadcast on the HBO Max platform in January 2022.
Source: Deadline
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