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 throughout 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 Could interview with Leisure Weekly, Gunn stated 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 finished with ‘Peacemaker,’ I needed to do ‘Guardians 3,’ after which after I was about prepared to leap [back] into ‘Peacemaker,’ I bought employed to be the top of DC,” he stated. “As quickly as I bought 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 stated, ‘I’m getting this gig, and I nonetheless need to do ‘Peacemaker,’ but it surely’s going to have to attend. We’re going to need to get ‘Superman’ working first.’”
The second “Peacemaker” installment being a part of the “gentle reboot” of the DC Universe was first talked about method again in 2023, which Gunn additionally acknowledged.
“I developed it alongside the best way, along side the opposite DC initiatives that we’re doing, so it’s very a lot related to ‘Superman’ and it’s very a lot related to what comes after,” he defined. “I had a tough thought of what I used to be going to do, but it surely was truly 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 know-how in ‘Superman’. The QUC is the middle of the story in ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2,” he stated.
Apparently, some “Superman” characters are even going to wander over to “Peacemaker.” Gunn has additionally famous beforehand, although, that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s relatively, uh… common tone shouldn’t be the target for DC. Discussing 2027’s “Clayface,” Gunn stated (through ScreenRant), “We’ve bought ‘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 need to do. There’s not an organization type. It’s not like each film goes to be like ‘Superman.’ The artists — the administrators and the writers — every one will carry their very own sense to it… That’s what we need to carry to the movies as a result of we don’t need folks to get bored. We need to invigorate folks.”
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 not less than the second season is admittedly, actually canon. And the occasions of “Superman” occurred one month earlier than the brand new season’s occasions. Acquired it?
Try the “Peacemaker” Season 2 trailer beneath and watch on HBO Max August 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
