For the man who used to claim, “you can’t see me,” John Cena sure isn’t hiding as news has broken today that Cena will return to the role he’s playing in the upcoming The Suicide Squad for a spin-off series.
John Cena will re-team with The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn for a brand-new series based around the Peacemaker character. The show will premiere on HBO Max, and Gunn will write the series and direct multiple episodes, including the pilot.
“Peacemaker is an opportunity to delve into current world issues through the lens of this superhero/supervillain/and world’s biggest douchebag,” Gunn said. “I’m excited to expand ‘The Suicide Squad’ and bring this character from the DC film universe to the full breadth of a series. And of course, to be able to work again with John, Peter, and my friends at Warner Bros. is the icing on the cake.”
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The Peacemaker series is described as an action adventure comedy and will seemingly have a darker tone. Little is known about the plot, but it’s said to focus on the origins of Peacemaker, “a man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.”
The Suicide Squad sees James Gunn directing a cast that includes Suicide Squad returnees Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag) and Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) as well as new DCEU additions Idris Elba, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, Nathan Fillion, Taika Waititi, Jennifer Holland, David Dastmalchian, Joaquín Cosío, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Juan Diego Botto, Storm Reid, John Cena, Pete Davidson, Tinashe Kajese, Daniela Melchior, Julio Ruiz, Steve Agee, Michael Rooker, and Sean Gunn.
