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DC'S THE SUICIDE SQUAD, FEATURING JOHN CENA, RELEASED TODAY

The latest DC Comics film The Suicide Squad, featuring John Cena, will debut theatrically in the United States and will begin streaming tonight on HBO Max at It is the second Squad film, based on the DC Comics series with the premise being the United States government is forcing incarcerated super-villains to go on suicide missions under threat of death.   

John Cena's interation of Peacemaker will be 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.    In promotional material for the film, Cena has described this take on Peacemaker as a "douchey Captain America."

In September 2020, HBO Max ordered an eight-episode first season for the series as a spinoff for the forthcoming Suicide Squad film 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 will explore Peacemaker's background before the Suicide Squad film.  That series will debut this December on the streaming service.

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