'Armageddon Time' Reception Shifts Best Supporting Actor Raceįrom the trailer itself, it’s obvious this is a hard-R series (or TV-MA, if you will) that revels in all the bad things one can get away with on a streaming service and, according to executive producer Peter Safran, it’s hard to find a line Gunn won’t cross. John Cena Political Thriller 'The Independent' to Skip Theaters for PeacockĪntonio Campos to Lead HBO Max's 'Arkham Asylum' as Showrunner, DirectorĬhristopher Nolan's Best Shots: 37 Images That Define the Director's Career He enjoyed the character’s “backward way” of looking at things and also didn’t think Cena got a chance to show off all his comedy in the feature. “I found something interesting with Peacemaker because I loved John Cena,” said Gunn. It wasn’t until DC approached him with the option that the opportunity for further strangeness clicked. When he began work on “The Suicide Squad,” Gunn wasn’t planning to expand Cena’s character beyond the preexisting franchise. “ was always on the periphery of characters I thought were really strange,” said James Gunn, during Wednesday morning’s TCA panel for the series.

While the trailer was only screened for TCA members, Gunn did speak on the record about “Peacemaker,” its soundtrack, and plans for the future. Peacemaker ( John Cena) is a hero so virtuous he was imprisoned for integrity - or at least that’s what he’s claiming in the trailer for the upcoming action series, directed by “The Suicide Squad’s” James Gunn and coming to HBO Max in 2022.

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