James Gunn Reveals Which Peacemaker Finale Scene Made John Cena Cry
Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for Peacemaker.
Peacemaker writer/director James Gunn reveals which scene in the DCEU season 1 finale made John Cena break out in tears off camera. Peacemaker’s season 1 finale, which Gunn didn’t release to critics (to hide those Justice League cameos), was released on HBO Max Thursday. In “It’s Cow or Never,” Peacemaker and the team assault the barn where the butterflies are keeping their “cow”/food source and attempt to kill it before the aliens can teleport it to safety. Not only does ARGUS succeed in its mission but Peacemaker rejects Goth’s seemingly altruistic offer, choosing his friends over the extraterrestrials and their authoritative “peace.” Peacemaker episode 8 succeeds in being a satisfying finale packed with humor and heart.
In the latter half of the Peacemaker finale, Harcourt is shot several times before almost being infiltrated by a butterfly. Thankfully, she’s saved by Danielle Brooks’ Leota Adebayo.Just as Aquaman's Jason Momoa and The Flash's Ezra Miller show up, Peacemaker carries Harcourt off the battlefield and takes her to the hospital. For a moment, it isn’t clear that Harcourt made it out alive. After spending weeks in the hospital, however, she wakes up and learns that Peacemaker has been by her side every day.
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During a Twitter watch party for Peacemaker’s finale, Gunn revealed that filming one of the episode's most emotional scenes made Cena cry, even though audiences couldn't see him. The scene in question is the one in which Peacemaker visit Holland’s Emilia Harcourt in the hospital. Gunn says Cena«broke out in tears» when he took actress Jennifer Holland's hand. Check
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