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‘The Suicide Squad’ Gets ‘Peacemaker’ Spin-Off Series Starring John Cena From James Gunn For HBO Max

by Dave Elliott

‘The Suicide Squad’ Gets ‘Peacemaker’ Spin-Off Series Starring John Cena From James Gunn For HBO Max

The film hasn’t even been released yet, but ‘The Suicide Squad’ is getting as tv spin-off, as it’s announced HBO Max is set to explore the origins of the John Cena’s master of weapon Peacemaker in a new action-adventure-comedy series.

HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order of eight episodes for the first season of the show, which sees John Cena reprise his role from ‘The Suicide Squad’ movie to star in the series. The film’s acclaimed writer/director James Gunn will write all eight episodes and will direct multiple episodes, including the first.

“Peacemaker is an opportunity to delve into current world issues through the lens of this superhero/supervillain/and world’s biggest douchebag,” comments Gunn. “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.”

While details about ‘Peacemaker’ are being kept under wraps, the series will explore the origins of the character that Cena will play in the upcoming film, a man who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill to get it. The series will extend the world that Gunn is creating for ‘The Suicide Squad’ movie, which is (currently) scheduled to be released in theatres by Warner Bros. Pictures on 6th August 2021.

“I have said before that it has been a tremendous honour and an incredible opportunity to be part of The Suicide Squad and to work with James on what is going to be a fantastic movie,” adds John Cena. “I am unbelievably excited to have the chance to team up with him again for Peacemaker. We can’t wait for fans to see this.”

Gunn and The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran will serve as executive producers of the series, with Cena as co-executive producer. Based on characters from DC, Peacemaker will be produced by Gunn’s Troll Court Entertainment and The Safran Company in association with Warner Bros. Television. Peacemaker is scheduled to begin production in early 2021, prior to Gunn beginning work on the next ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ film.

“James Gunn has the unique ability to create an expansive universe while also bringing to life the soul and wit of each character,” said Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer for HBO and HBO Max. “We look forward to a deep dive into the world of Peacemaker.”

John Cena is an actor, producer, entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and WWE superstar. He will next be seen in F9, the ninth instalment of the ‘Fast & Furious’ action film franchise, which is scheduled to be released in April 2021. He will follow that with Warner Bros. Pictures/DC’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ in August 2021. Cena is also the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Elbow Grease picture books, inspired by the lessons he learned about hard work, perseverance, and teamwork from growing up with four brothers. Elbow Grease: Fast Friends, the third book in the series, will be released in September 2020.

The prolific filmmaker behind some of pop culture’s most notable feature films, James Gunn brings his trademark sensibilities to the upcoming DC film ‘The Suicide Squad’, to be released in theatres next summer. After ‘Peacemaker’, he will next go into production on the third instalment of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, which he is once again writing and directing. He previously wrote and directed ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’, which have collectively earned more than $1.6 billion at the global box office.

Peacemaker‘ will premiere on HBO Max in the USA. There is obviously no UK broadcaster yet, but we’ll let you know when we hear more.

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