James Gunn shares first set photos from 'Peacemaker' series featuring John Cena and others

Peacemaker is an upcoming DC Comics series on HBO Max. Created by James Gunn, it has John Cena in the titular role as he reprises his The Suicide Squad character. The production on the project has commenced and the first Peacemaker photos from the sets are out.

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James Gunn shares set pictures from the Peacemaker series

James Gunn is quite active on his Twitter handle and keeps his fans updated on his projects. He is currently working on the Peacemaker series. The filmmaker has shared the first Peacemaker photos as it starts shooting. It features John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Chris Conrad, and Chukwudi Iwuji from the Peacemaker cast. They are seen sitting outside a trailer house. Cena is seen wearing his superhero costume. Take a look at the pictures below.

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Peacemaker will be an eight-episode series on HBO Max. It is said to explore the origins of John Cena’s character, a guy who believes in peace at any cost – no matter how many people he must kill to get it. Peacemaker cast also features Robert Patrick, Lochlyn Munro, Annie Chang, Alison Arya, Lenny Jacobson, and Christopher Heyerdahl. Other The Suicide Squad cast and characters might also appear in a cameo role in the spinoff show.

The show is bankrolled by HBO Max. Plot details are under wraps, but it is said that the show will dive into the roots of Christopher Smith's incarnation of Peacemaker. James Gunn and The Suicide Squad producer Peter Safran will serve as executive producers, with John Cena as co-executive producer. It is scheduled to arrive in January 2022.

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Before Peacemaker, John Cena will be seen as the character in The Suicide Squad. Its cast includes Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Idris Elba, David Dastmalchian, Alice Braga, Daniela Melchior, Flula Borg, Stephen Blackheart, Storm Reid, Juan Diego Botto, Mayling Ng, Peter Capaldi, Joaquín Cosío, Nathan Fillion, Mikaela Hoover, Pete Davidson, Steve Agee, Sean Gunn, Jennifer Holland, Tinashe Kajese, Julio Ruiz, and Michael Rooker. The movie is currently scheduled to release on August 6, 2020, in theatres and on HBO Max in the US.