As James Gunn’s Peacemaker series woos fans with its impressive and fresh three-episode premiere, the director still has many more projects to work on as he expands his impressive superhero filmography.
Gunn recently spoke to Collider, revealing more details about the Peacemaker finale, another secret DC project, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 plus its Holiday special.
Peacemaker picks up where The Suicide Squad left off, and John Cena’s Christopher Smith quickly wins the audience’s heart – leaving you confused because last time you checked, you were supposed to hate the guy
However, Peacemaker, the series and the character, is just that good. Gunn knows exactly what he’s doing, building up this character for a spectacular finale. And that might be one of the reasons why he was adamant about not sending out the final episode to anyone.
Episode eight is my favorite. I wouldn’t let them put out eight. They wanted to put out all eight. I said, ‘No way. No chance in hell are we putting out all eight.’ There’s just too many things happen in episode eight that I just could not let it get out there. It would absolutely be spoiled. You know, I wouldn’t even let them give it to one place or anything like that because it just wasn’t… I didn’t want it to be out there.
(Fair enough! Maybe our hopes have smoked weed like Chris because they are already high.)
Talking about his secret DC project, Gunn revealed that it would be a TV series.
You know, we’re stepping forward. It keeps happening. We’ll see what’s happening, and I’ll know what’s happening very shortly. I dealt with it last night and this morning.
The director compared Peacemaker’s pet bald eagle, Eagly, to GOTG’s Groot and said he “knew he was going to steal the show.”
Speaking of Guardians 3, Gunn said that Chukwudi Iwuji, who plays Clemson Murn in Peacemaker, will be one of the main characters in the film and added that it will be “different than what people are going to expect.”
Gunn also revealed that shooting for the GOTG Holiday Special hasn’t started yet as it has been delayed due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant. He joked about being “jealous” of the Holiday Special as everyone loved the script so much, it got him questioning the third movie.
…I’m almost like, ‘Well, wait. I’ve got this movie here I’ve been working on for two years. You love the holiday special that I literally wrote in a very short amount of time.’ But, it is really funny and really good.
The team will have to cram everything in as the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is said to get a release date for December 2022.
As the special will be canon, there’s not much room for delays as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has its release date set for May 5, 2023. The GOTG Special and another GOTG spinoff, I Am Groot, are yet to receive their release dates.
DC’s Peacemaker is an 8-episode series. With the first three episodes out now on HBO Max, the remaining five will pan out over the following five Thursdays.
About Peacemaker
Peacemaker is a DC Extended Universe series that will delve into the past of the titular character, who’ll make his cinematic debut in James Gunn’s DCEU film, The Suicide Squad (2021). The character will be portrayed by John Cena, who will reprise his role in the HBO Max series.
Other cast members include Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Chris Conrad, and Chukwudi Iwuji among many others.
James Gunn will also helm the HBO Max series for its second season.
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