James Gunn Reveals The Suicide Squad Scene That Inspired Him To Make Peacemaker
Director James Gunn has accomplished the unlikely. Not only did he effectively redeem the Suicide Squad name with his absolutely excellent 2021 sort-of-reboot/sequel The Suicide Squad, but he also pulled off a possibly even more beloved spinoff with his HBO Max series Peacemaker. But what brought on the idea to make a whole series based on such a relatively obscure character?
It turns out the decision to make Peacemaker stemmed from a single shot in The Suicide Squad that not only displayed the character's depth, but also demonstrated John Cena's acting chops as the conflicted vigilante. Peacemaker was recently confirmed for a second season, but the first centers on the titular character's internal conflict regarding his own stated mission of preserving peace, regardless of how many people (including children) he has to kill to get it. But what many saw as a darkly funny throwaway line in The Suicide Squad turned out to be something that haunts the wannabe hero.
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When speaking with Vulture about the now-completed first season of Peacemaker (including topics like Cena playing the piano himself in a certain scene), Gunn revealed the exact scene in The Suicide Squad that inspired the entire series. «There's one really specific moment with me and John that I can trace the origin of this show back to,» Gunn explained. «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
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