Appearing on ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show, John Cena shared what his future schedule looks like, post WrestleMania XL.
While the "Doctor of Thuganomics" revealed that he wants to return for one more full-time wrestling run, it doesn't sound like he'll have the time.
"We started filming [a movie] before the strike called Heads of State Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Idris Elba," Cena revealed.
"And then straight from that to Peacemaker Season 2. That'll take us through just about Christmas. I'm crossing my fingers, and toes, and my heart, that maybe – maybe just maybe – I can tell the Hollywood World to pump the brakes for a while and come back to my family for one last run. I hope, I don't know. I hope, I'm trying, we'll see what happens."
Previously James Gunn wrote every episode of Peacemaker season 1, while directing 5 out of 8.
Gunn recently disclosed that he's written all of season 2 while hinting that he might not be able to direct as many episodes of season 2 as he's busy with Superman.
Superman filming officially kicked off on February 25, 2024, and if the film has the traditional superhero movie shooting schedule of 6 months, it should wrap up principal photography some time in late-August. It seems that will allow enough time to allow Gunn to direct a few episodes of Peacemaker season 2.
Previously, Gunn teased that the show's shift from the DCEU to the DCU won't be the main focal point of season 2, stating that he doesn't want the "universal shift to be that big a part of the story."
Gunn also revealed [via Threads] that the following characters from season 1 will be making the leap to season 2:
• Peacemaker (John Cena)
• Vigilante (Freddie Stroma)
• John Economos (Steve Agee)
• Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks)
• Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland)
Rotten Tomatoes gave the DCEU series a 94% approval rating, making it one of the most critically lauded productions of the franchise. In addition to Gunn's involvement, this positive reception likely played a key factor in the show's continuation and the decision to keep most of the show's main cast intact.
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ABOUT PEACEMAKER Season 1
Peacemaker explores the continuing story of the character that John Cena reprises in the aftermath of James Gunn's 2021 film The Suicide Squad—a compellingly vainglorious man who believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.
The 8-episode television show was created by James Gunn for the, "then-named" streaming service HBO Max.
The show stars 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 and Robert Patrick as August "Auggie" Smith. Dee Bradley Baker voices Peacemaker's pet bald eagle, Eagly.