It is an fascinating time within the comedian e book style, because the DCU continues to be in its infancy. Created by co-CEO James Gunn, the primary slate of initiatives is titled Gods and Monsters and contains each film and TV initiatives. Following Superman‘s time in theaters, the brand new season of Peacemaker has begun for these with an HBO Max subscription. Sorry, Henry Cavill followers however the Justice League (and whole DCEU) was retconned within the first episode.
Peacemaker Season 2 is lastly right here, and the primary episode set the web ablaze. Followers who spent years watching the DC motion pictures so as had been stunned by how Gunn determined to inform followers what was canon within the new DCU. That features the Peacemaker finale’s cameos, which featured a short look by the Justice League, together with dialogue from Ezra Miller’s Flash and Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. As an alternative we noticed the Justice Gang from Superman (Kal-El and Milly Alcock’s Supergirl). And similar to that, it is just like the earlier shared universe was by no means there in any respect.
The scene itself performed out virtually identically to what went down in Season 1. Through the “beforehand within the DCU” sequence that began the episode (and clarified what was being saved from the DCEU), we as soon as once more noticed the Justice Gang (not League) arriving after the ultimate battle. They’re largely silhouettes, with the exception being Isabela Merced’s Hawkgirl and Nathan Fillion’s Man Gardner, who changed Miller and Momoa. You may take a look at the group assembled under, this time with figures from the rising DCU.
Seeing this ensemble collectively, albeit briefly, is fairly thrilling. But it surely would possibly damage for followers of Cavill and the unique solid, who’ve seemingly ended their tenures as these characters. It is fascinating that Supergirl was included as a member of the crew, as her Superman cameo made it seem to be she was extra excited about partying than saving folks. Plus Metamorpho was noticeably absent after seemingly becoming a member of the group in David Corenswet’s film.
Whereas that is the ultimate nail within the coffin for the DCEU, I believed this was a very efficient method for Gunn to make clear what’s and is not canon on this new shared universe. He even shot a scene with Peacemaker and Harcourt to clarify his antagonistic relationship with Inexperienced Lantern Man Gardner. As we noticed within the Peacemaker Season 2 trailer, each he and Hawkgirl are there throughout his interview to hitch the Justice Gang.
There is not any telling what surprises and cameos could be coming our method with Season 2 of John Cena’s DC sequence. The primary season confirmed the multiverse being in use, so the sky is the restrict right here.
New episodes of Peacemaker air Thursdays on HBO Max as a part of the 2025 TV premiere checklist. Though I am not going to carry out hope that he really joins the Justice Gang.