After a long wait, James Gunn and Max have unveiled the first trailer for season 2 of Peacemaker. An opportunity for fans to discover the return of two superheroes!
Peacemaker: A highly anticipated return
In 2018, the Disney group made one of the worst decisions of its existence: firing James Gunn, who was working on the script for the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, after provocative tweets from 2009 resurfaced due to the American alt-right. Warner Bros. takes the opportunity to entrust the filmmaker with the writing and direction of the film The Suicide Squad, which will be released in 2021. At once hilarious, violent, and regressive, the film is a real success. If Disney reversed its decision, rehiring James Gunn in 2019, the damage has been done! After having validated the series Peacemaker - spin-off of The Suicide Squad -, Warner Bros. Discovery appointed James Gunn as head of DC Studios and tasked him with developing a new cinematic universe, the DCU.
While James Gunn honored his contract with Disney by completing the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy with a terribly moving third installment, the filmmaker is now entirely focused on the development of his new franchise. In December 2024, fans were able to discover the animated series Creature Commandos, which served as an appetizer while waiting for the first film of the DCU: Superman, scheduled for July 9, 2025. The feature film, written and directed by James Gunn, has the delicate mission of showing the full potential of the DC license in cinema, after the last monumental failures of the DC Extended Universe initiated by Zack Snyder's Man of Steel.
Good news for fans, since the film will be closely followed by season 2 of Peacemaker. While the first season was warmly received by fans and critics, the series developed by Gunn is one of the only survivors of the former DCEU. On Friday, May 9, the Max platform unveiled the first trailer for season 2 of the series starring John Cena, scheduled for August 22, 2025. Peacemaker and his friends will be confronted with the events of The Suicide Squad and the first season: in addition to not being considered legitimate heroes, they will have to deal with the arrival of Rick Flag Sr., who has a serious dispute to settle with Christopher Smith, following the assassination of his son in The Suicide Squad.
Like the first season, season 2 promises to be as funny as it is action-packed. The trailer also has the opportunity to learn about the return of well-known characters from the DC stable. We are thinking in particular of Maxwell Lord, Guy Gardner (Green Lantern) and Hawkgirl, played respectively by Sean Gunn, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced - currently starring in season 2 of The Last of Us. Note that the three characters will also be in the Superman movie. While the first season of Peacemaker ended with the late arrival of the Justice League - filmed against the light so as not to distinguish the actors' faces - James Gunn has this time the opportunity to integrate the characters he wants as he sees fit. Will we also see Superman and Supergirl at the end of season 2? Now anything is possible!
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