Post by ScreenHead One on Apr 15, 2024 11:00:27 GMT -6
Peacemaker (2022)
8.3 Rating
60 min (39-47 min actual)
Explore the origins of the Peacemaker, a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it – in the aftermath of the events of “The Suicide Squad.”
The first season follows Christopher Smith / Peacemaker after he recovers from the injuries he suffered during the events of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Suicide Squad (2021). Peacemaker is forced to join the mysterious A.R.G.U.S. black ops squad "Project Butterfly", who are on a mission to identify and eliminate parasitic butterfly-like creatures who have taken over human bodies around the world. The second season is set in the DC Universe (DCU) and follows the events of the DCU film, Superman (2025).
Creator: James Gunn
Director: James Gunn, Brad Anderson, Jody Hill, Rosemary Rodriguez
Production: DC Entertainment, Troll Court Entertainment, The Safran Company
Production: DC Entertainment, Troll Court Entertainment, The Safran Company
Networks: HBO Max
Cast:
John Cena as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker
Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo
Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase / Vigilante
Chukwudi Iwuji as Clemson Murn
Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt
Steve Agee as John Economos
Robert Patrick as August "Auggie" Smith / White Dragon
John Cena as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker
Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo
Freddie Stroma as Adrian Chase / Vigilante
Chukwudi Iwuji as Clemson Murn
Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt
Steve Agee as John Economos
Robert Patrick as August "Auggie" Smith / White Dragon
Principal photography for the second season is reportedly taking place between June and September 2024.
Filming was set to begin in 2023 but this was delayed when Gunn was made co-CEO of DC Studios and began work on the new DC Universe (DCU). Gunn finished writing all eight episodes by early February 2024. The next month, he revealed that the season would be filmed later that year, simulataneously with the DCU film Superman (2025). Because Gunn was directing that film, he was no longer able to direct all of the episodes of the second season. Filming began on April 13, with Gunn doing a "pre-shoot" on a Saturday to work around his Superman filming commitments.
In January 2021, Gunn said he had ideas for more The Suicide Squad television spin-offs beyond Peacemaker, and confirmed that he was working on another one a year later. In May 2022, a series featuring Amanda Waller was revealed, with Viola Davis in negotiations to reprise her DCEU role. Christal Henry was writing the series, which was expected to build off Waller's guest appearances in Peacemaker. The next month, Gunn said the series that he had revealed earlier was separate from a potential Amanda Waller project though there would be "some blending" of characters from Peacemaker in both. On January 31, Gunn and Safran unveiled the first projects from their DCU slate, which begins with Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. The second project in the slate was Waller, with Davis confirmed to be reprising her role. Henry was revealed to be working on the overall story for the DCU with Gunn and some other writers, and was set as co-showrunner of Waller alongside Jeremy Carver. The spin-off is expected to be made after the second season of Peacemaker.
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