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JOHN CENA TO STAR IN DC SERIES FOR HBO MAX

By Mike Johnson on 2020-09-23 12:32:00

When John Cena makes his DC Universe debut as Peacemaker for the forthcoming film The Suicide Squad, it won't be the last time you see Cena step into that role.

HBO Max announced today that they have ordered an eight-episode first season for the character starring Cena with James Gunn, the writer and director of Squad and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy returning to write and direct the series.  The series, according to Deadline.com, will explore Peacemaker's background before the Suicide Squad film.  In promotional material for the film, Cena has described this take on Peacemaker as a "douchey Captain America."

 Cena's portrayal of Peacemaker is the first ever live action incarnation of the character, a soldier and super-hero who loves peace so much he is willing to kill for it.  The character was originally created by Charlton Comics but acquired by DC in the mid-80s.   

The Suicide Squad film is slated for a August 6, 2021 release and is the second Squad film, based on the DC Comics series with the premise of the United States government forcing incarcerated super-villains to go on suicide missions.   There is no word yet on when the Peacemaker series will debut.

Cena last appeared for WWE,  as a competitor, at Wrestlemania 36, facing Bray Wyatt in the Firefly Funhouse Match, where he literally disappeared from WWE storylines.

 

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