John Cena‘s Peacemaker has gone from the big screen to the small screen, and many have questioned if the anti-hero could potentially have his own feature film.
The DC Studios co-head James Gunn was recently asked if Peacemaker would jump back into the big screen following Season 2 of the HBO series.
“I actually know the answer to that question,” he said (via ComicBook). “And I am not at liberty to say under penalty of the Safran punishment, which is a loss of my knuckle. Every time I give away something, Peter Safran will take away another joint of my finger. It’s very painful. He uses a cigar cutter.”
Cena first played Christopher Smith in the Gunn-directed film The Suicide Squad (2021). The actor reprised the role in the HBO Max series Peacemaker in 2022. Cena made a brief cameo in Superman earlier this year, and his adventures will continue in Season 2 of the HBO series, which premieres August 21.
Gunn has been selective in what stories and characters are canon in the DC Universe he’s creating alongside Safran. Cena’s Peacemaker survived from the previous universe, and Gunn also recently opined about what the future holds for Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, given her role in The Suicide Squad.
“That will be revealed down the line,” he recently told EW about Robbie’s role as Harley Quinn.
Another character from the old universe Gunn is trying to bring over to the new universe is Bloodsport, played by Idris Elba.
“I definitely am always looking for a place to put Bloodsport and figuring that out,” Gunn told the publication. “So we’ll see what happens.”
Gunn recently said he was busy working on a new script, which would be the follow-up to his Superman film. The filmmaker made it clear it’s not a direct sequel to the David Corenswet movie, but Superman would be heavily featured.
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