Prior to his appointment as co-chairperson and co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn directed two of the most successful DC projects, perhaps ever, in The Suicide Squad and its spinoff television series, Peacemaker.
Now, several months after assuming the helm of affairs at DC, he has provided an update on the highly anticipated second season of Peacemaker.
On April 7, a Twitter fan asked the filmmaker if the second season of the HBO Max original series is coming. In response, he stated “Yes after Superman” basically confirming that the television series will arrive in 2025 or after.
Yes after Superman
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) April 7, 2023
Peacemaker was renewed for a second season, in February 2022, shortly after the first season debuted. However, the series didn’t appear in Gunn and his co-CEO Peter Safran’s slate of DC films and television series for the next few years prompting many fans to speculate that it has been canceled.
While Gunn’s comment reveals that the project is still alive, its release date will leave fans disappointed as it means that the show won’t debut for, at the very least, another two years given that the Superman film he was referring to will arrive in July 2025.
Despite the disappointment, Gunn’s comment is understandable given what will undoubtedly be a busy couple of years for him. Apart from his duties at the helm of DC Studios affairs, the filmmaker is responsible Superman: Legacy as both its writer and director.
In what comics and superhero fans will consider welcome news, Gunn recently revealed there have been conversations about a DC and Marvel crossover that will see characters from both universes feature in the same project(s). The writer and director also confirmed he still intends to work with Margot Robbie, who has played Harley Quinn in several DC projects, amidst a spate of sacks that includes Henry Cavill and Dwayne Johnson.
