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By the time the credits rolled on the second season finale of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker, many folks weren't loving what Rick Flag, Sr (Frank Grillo) had to offer From striking a deal with Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) and creating a prison planet for dangerous and problematic metahumans, to trapping Chris[...]

Between what Checkmate and "Salvation" mean for the great DCU, to what the future has in store for Chris (John Cena) now that he's imprisoned in a brave new world, the Season 2 finale of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's Peacemaker still has a lot of fans talking Kicking off at 6 pm PT/9 pm[...]

If you haven't checked out the second season finale of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker, you should probably check it out and come back If you already screened S02E08: "Full Nelson," then you know there's much to unpack about what it all means for the DCU Thankfully, Gunn has been doing his[...]

We think that it's safe to say that there is a ton of speculation about what the second season finale of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker, S02E08: "Full Nelson" might have to offer We've got Chris (Cena) turning himself over to A.R.G.U.S., meaning that the rest of the 11th Street Kids[...]

If there's anything that Prime Video's The Boys and HBO Max's Peacemaker share, it is that serious psychological issues are going on with many of its central characters, and a more than enough share of fans is ready to diagnose their favorite hero accordingly When confronted about Freddie Stroma's character, Adrian Chase, aka Vigilante, it's[...]

Over the weekend, writer/director James Gunn held a watch party on Threads for the penultimate episode of DC Studios and Gunn's Peacemaker During his run, Gunn was asked to clarify which Vigilante (Freddie Stroma) had actually killed Earth-X Auggie (Robert Patrick) and the address the theory that the Earth-1 and Earth-X Vigilantes switched universes near[...]

With that in mind, we have the official images that were released for the second season finale of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's Peacemaker, S02E08: "Full Nelson." In addition, we have Gunn's tracklist for the season ender and a look back at his teases about how the season wraps up from the previous two[...]

That's a whole lot going on heading into the Season 2 finale of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker That explains why S02E08: "Full Nelson" is being super-sized – and why the episode's soundtrack is loaded with even more great music. The streaming series official Spotify playlist now includes the following tracks for[...]

It's pretty safe to say that things aren't looking too good for the 11th Street Kids heading into the Season 2 finale of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker. Seeing himself as some kind of combination of cursed and an "angel of death," no matter which dimension he calls home, Chris (Cena) took[...]

Meanwhile… During the latest episode of Peacemaker: The Official Podcast with James Gunn, hosts Gunn, Jennifer Holland (Emilia Harcourt), and Steve Agee (John Economos) were joined by Danielle Brooks (Leota Adebayo) and Nhut Le (Judo Master) to do a deep dive into S02E07: "Like a Keith in the Night." Toward the end of the episode, Agee asked[...]

Peacemaker, James Gunn, Racists was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years Founded over sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years[...]

Things aren't just going bad for the 11th Street Kids in one universe; they're going bad for them in two universes heading into the penultimate episode of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker Season 2, S02E07: "Like a Keith in the Night." In their universe, they've got Rick Flag Sr (Frank Grillo)[...]

As a whole lot of folks await answers in this week's episode of DC Studios and HBO Max's John Cena-starring Peacemaker Season 2, writer/director James Gunn has been making the rounds to discuss S02E06 "Ignorance Is Chris." While there was a whole lot to take from the episode, the two biggest headlines were the ominous[...]

Ahead of the penultimate episode of DC Studios and HBO Max's John Cena-starring Peacemaker Season 2, writer/director James Gunn took part in a watch party on Threads to offer insights and answer questions about S02E06 "Ignorance Is Chris," the second season, and the overall DCU Along the way, Gunn dropped a tease or two about the[...]

DC Studios co-CEO and writer/director James Gunn warned us that the final three episodes of HBO Max's John Cena-starring Peacemaker Season 2 would be big By the time the credits rolled on S02E06 "Ignorance Is Chris," it was painfully clear that he wasn't joking by any means Rick Flag Sr (Frank Grillo) and Lex Luthor[...]

Peacemaker, aka Christopher Smith, first appeared in DC Comics with Fightin' 5 #40 back in 1966 and was created by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette Originally a pacifist diplomat dedicated to achieving world peace at any cost, Smith took on the Peacemaker identity, donning a costume with a dove emblem symbolizing peace However, his methods[...]

By this point, we're sure you heard about what went down during DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker S02E06 "Ignorance Is Chris." Our worst fears were realized when it was revealed that Chris's (Cena) "perfect" new dimension was actually based on DC Comics' Earth-X: a universe where Germany won World War II, which[...]

To say that folks will be discussing this week's episode of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker between now and the next episode would be a righteous understatement By the time the credits rolled on S02E06 "Ignorance Is Chris," a lot of our worst fears were confirmed That's right,  Chris's (Cena) "perfect"[...]

We were told that the final three episodes of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker would have significant impacts on the greater DCU moving forward – including Gunn's upcoming 2027 feature film Man of Tomorrow This week's episode, S02E06: "Ignorance Is Chris," lived up to that promise in some very big ways,[...]

The final three episodes of writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker will have a number of big reveals and major game-changers that will impact the overall DCU – including Gunn's upcoming 2027 feature film Man of Tomorrow That brings us to the first of three episodes so important that they were reportedly not included in the[...]

Bautista garnered critical acclaim with his run as the MCU's Drax the Destroyer from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, and Cena drew his highest praise on the HBO Max series Peacemaker as the title character James Gunn, who is the creative force behind both, revealed that it was Bautista, not Cena, who was the[...]

This is it, folks. DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker S02E06: "Ignorance Is Chris" kicks off a final three episodes that have been rumbled about regarding the significant impact they will have on the greater DCU moving forward In fact, Gunn hasn't minced words when it comes to offering a heads-up that the[...]

We're not going to drop any heavy spoilers for DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker S02E05: "Back to the Suture," but we do have a couple of quick observations Rick Flag Sr.'s (Frank Grillo) knee kick to Chris (Cena) makes our face hurt just writing about it Eagley just made the "Eagly vs[...]

Whatever ends up going down during those much-talked-about final three episodes, it all gets set up during this week's episode of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker Season 2 While that's definitely a headline grabber, the thing that's got us counting down the days until S02E05: "Back to the Suture" hits our[...]

As we inch closer to those much-buzzed-about final three episodes, we've got some intel on this week's episode of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker Season 2 to pass along Along with the episode trailer waiting for you below, we also have an updated track list from Gunn for S02E05: "Back to[...]

A new week brings a new episode of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker Season 2 With that in mind, we've got a look at the image gallery that was released for S02E04: "Need I Say Door." After getting the chance to be the hero that he knows he can be – and[...]

With a new episode of DC Studios and writer/director James Gunn's John Cena-starring Peacemaker Season 2 hitting HBO Max screens later this week, we're going to have more to say about S02E04: "Need I Say Door" (directed by Peter Sollett and written by Gunn) over the next few days But for now, Gunn has updated[...]

Now that James Gunn has made it clear that HBO Max's John Cena-starring Peacemaker Season 2 will build up "directly" to his 2027 feature film Man of Tomorrow, some fans have been wondering if DC Studios having some films and series being R-rated on TV-MA-rated could prove a problem for those wanting to have a[...]

By now, you know that John Cena's Peacemaker made a brief but memorable appearance in writer/director James Gunn's David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult-starring Superman, bad-mouthing the Man of Steel during a news interview segment Now, it's looking more and more like Corenswet's Superman will be heading over to the HBO Max series to[...]

Heading into the season premiere of HBO Max's John Cena-starring Peacemaker, Gunn and others have teased that the final three episodes of Season 2 are pretty big It's so much so that television reviewers weren't sent those closing chapters ahead of time, and why (reportedly) not a lot of folks around DC Studios know what's[...]