If there's one creator out there who knows how to have fun with their work while also delivering plenty of solid gut punches to the audience, it's Peacemaker's James Gunn. Ranging from his regular social media threads answering fan questions to that one scene in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (yeah, THAT scene), it's often painfully clear that he loves toying with fans' emotions as much as he loves making them laugh.
Luckily, today is about the fun, so everybody can slowly unclench. The Suicide Squad director and Peacemaker series creator just posted an extended gag reel from the show, and it's an oddly cathartic look into the often uncontrollable laughter happening just offscreen during the uncontrollable laughter from those watching the screen. Not only does Gunn himself demonstrate the undeniably jovial atmosphere behind the scenes of HBO Max's Peacemaker, but this little clip show of his also gives some normally stoic faces a chance to really let loose.
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One watch through and viewers will quickly notice something about Peacemaker series lead John Cena: the dude's deadpan humor game is on point. Whether he's the focal point of a blooper or just reacting to one, he takes it in stride like if Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy had a tight 5. But even before catching that detail, the infectious (and wheezy) laugh of Danielle Brooks cracking during her scenes as Leota Adebayo is surely enough to leave any watcher rolling.
What some may also pick up on is how familiar some outtakes in this gag reel look. Those who watched any given Peacemaker episode all the way past the end credits will remember similar clips that felt like genuine shots that were cut for time. Shots
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