The trailer for the second season of “Peacemaker” has arrived. Revealed at San Diego Comedian-Con on July 26, the John Cena-starring DC Comics comes simply two weeks after the discharge of “Superman,” the kinda official-ish soft-ish reboot of the DC Universe courtesy of now-steward James Gunn. The brand new season, it was revealed through the Comedian-Con panel, will happen a month after the occasions of “Superman.” “Peacemaker” will arrive on HBO Max on August 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
In a Might interview with Leisure Weekly, Gunn mentioned that getting again round to “Peacemaker” — which premiered its first season way back in 2022 — was top-of-mind when he took the DC Universe gig. “As soon as I used to be executed with ‘Peacemaker,’ I needed to do ‘Guardians 3,’ after which once I was about prepared to leap [back] into ‘Peacemaker,’ I acquired employed to be the top of DC,” he mentioned. “As quickly as I acquired that job, I made a few calls, and the primary one was to [Marvel’s] Kevin Feige telling him that I’m taking the [job as] head of DC. The second was to John Cena, and I mentioned, ‘I’m getting this gig, and I nonetheless wish to do ‘Peacemaker,’ but it surely’s going to have to attend. We’re going to must get ‘Superman’ working first.’”
The second “Peacemaker” installment being a part of the “smooth reboot” of the DC Universe was first talked about approach again in 2023, which Gunn additionally acknowledged.
“I developed it alongside the way in which, at the side of the opposite DC tasks that we’re doing, so it’s very a lot linked to ‘Superman’ and it’s very a lot linked to what comes after,” he defined. “I had a tough thought of what I used to be going to do, but it surely was really fairly totally different than what the present ended up being.”
Gunn relayed how some parts of the primary season play into the second season of “Peacemaker.” “You’ve seen what we name the QUC, the Quantum Unfolding Chamber, within the first season of Peacemaker, and we see extra about that expertise in ‘Superman’. The QUC is the middle of the story in ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2,” he mentioned.
Apparently, some “Superman” characters are even going to wander over to “Peacemaker.” Gunn has additionally famous beforehand, although, that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s fairly, uh… common tone is just not the target for DC. Discussing 2027’s “Clayface,” Gunn mentioned (through ScreenRant), “We’ve acquired ‘Clayface,’ which is a very totally different factor. Though it’s in the identical universe, it’s a whole horror movie. That’s one of many issues we wish to do. There’s not an organization model. It’s not like each film goes to be like ‘Superman.’ The artists — the administrators and the writers — each will convey their very own sense to it… That’s what we wish to convey to the movies as a result of we don’t need individuals to get bored. We wish to invigorate individuals.”
Cena appeared on the Comedian-Con panel in full costume, thrilling the fan-packed viewers. Gunn mentioned the route Cena’s character would he taking, saying (through ScreenRant) “Peacemaker is a distinct man this season. He’s coping with the demons he accepted within the first season.”
So, to sum it up, although “Peacemaker” premiered whereas the earlier DCEU was nonetheless in its waning days, Gunn was on the helm, and so it’s nonetheless canon within the new DCU — or no less than the second season is absolutely, actually canon. And the occasions of “Superman” occurred one month earlier than the brand new season’s occasions. Received it?
Take a look at the “Peacemaker” Season 2 trailer under and watch on HBO Max August 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.