Peacemaker Season 2 Update Given By James Gunn
James Gunn gives an update on the current status of Peacemaker season 2. The series stars John Cena, who reprises his role as the violent vigilante he portrayed in 2021's The Suicide Squad. The series debuted on HBO Max in January 2022.
Following his introduction in The Suicide Squad, Cena's Christopher Smith was given his own mission in the first season ofPeacemaker. Tasked with uncovering and halting an alien conspiracy, the anti-hero was forced to confront both his own identity and his past. After halting the butterfly conspiracy and exposing Argus to the world with Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks), Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland), Clemson Murn (Chukwudi Iwuji), John Economos (Steve Agee), and Vigilante (Freddie Stroma), the final scene showed that Smith was still grappling with childhood trauma even following father Auggie's (Robert Patrick) death. Despite a surprise Justice League cameo featuring both Jason Mamoa and Ezra Miller as Aquaman and the Flash, Peacemaker ended by focusing on its cast's personal journeys, and with a second season being confirmed, Gunn has discussed the character's state of mind going into the upcoming season.
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Podcaster Neil Vagg shared an excerpt of an upcoming interview with Gunn on Twitter ahead of the show's UK premiere. In the clip, Gunn elaborated on Peacemaker's state of mind, explaining that he knows where the character is on his emotional journey and that while he had found new friendships and been cleared by Adebayo, his father's presence loomed over him. Despite his death, Peacemaker is still grappling with the impact his father had on him. Gunn cites the characters' relationship in the comics
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