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WARNER BROS. ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING CENA, BAUTISTA FILMS TO RELEASE ON HBO MAX

Warner Bros. announced today that their entire 2021 movie slate, which includes The Suicide Squad featuring John Cena and Dune featuring Dave Bautista, will debut on HBO Max on the same day as their scheduled theatrical release date.

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 under threat of death.  Cena will play Peacemaker, 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.   HBO Max will also feature a spinoff series that tells Peacemaker's tale leading to the film.  That series is shooting now in Canada.

In Dune, an adaptation of the classic science fiction novel, Bautista will be playing  Glossu 'Beast' Rabba, the nephew of the leader of the Harkonnen, who once lorded over Dune.   The character (if they maintain it as it was presented from the original novel in this feature film adaptation) is a sadist and cruel warrior.   The role makes Bautista one of the top four characters in the film, which reunites him with Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve.   The film will release on October 1, 2021.

The films will only be available for the first month of their release date before leaving the streaming service. 

 

 

 

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