James Gunn Says ‘Peacemaker’ Will Set Up “Rest of the DCU” and Teases When Next Story in His “Superman Saga” Will Begin Production
The second season of Peacemaker debuted in New York on Wednesday night, and James Gunn came ready to drop some hints on the show’s role in the future of the DC Universe.
The HBO Max series, which stars John Cena as the titular character and has Gunn as showrunner, is back for its second season three and a half years after its first, with Gunn now co-head of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran. As a result, season two will help lay out the pair’s vision for what’s coming up in the DCU.
“It’s a big part, definitely Superman leads directly into Peacemaker; it should be noted that this is for adults, not for children, but Superman leads into this show and then we have the setting up of all of the rest of the DCU in this season of Peacemaker, it’s incredibly important,” Gunn told The Hollywood Reporter on the carpet. “Lots of guest stars coming up, lots of characters that are showing up that we’ve already met in Superman. I don’t think there’s anything that I’ve ever done that I love more than this season of Peacemaker, so I’m so excited for people to see it.”
Cena confirmed that this season “is about furthering the narrative. Instead of standalone properties, all of the DCU is now connected, as you saw Peacemaker show up in Superman. I think what you see in season two is just a forward of that narrative. That whole DCU through line — it takes the 11th Street Kids through their next adventure, but it also has a lot to do with the DCU going forward.”
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Gunn also gave a little tease for what’s next after the success of Superman — which he wrote and directed — revealing, “I’ve already finished the treatment for the next story in what I’ll call the ‘Superman Saga.’ The treatment is done, which means a very, very worked out treatment. I’m working on that and hopefully going into production on that not too far away from today.”
Peacemaker, which also stars Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee and Frank Grillo, starts streaming Aug. 21 on HBO Max.
Neha Joy contributed to this report.
