F rom creating the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise’s mixtapes to making the obscure Iggy Pop/Teddybears nugget “Punkrocker” one of the songs of the summer via Superman, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has an impeccable record when it comes to mixing music with superhero universes. Peacemaker‘s just-concluded second season, with its killer Foxy Shazam theme song (“Oh Lord”) and its …
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SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points in “Full Nelson,” the Season 2 finale of “Peacemaker,” now streaming on HBO Max. When “Superman” premiered in July, it served as the first big screen introduction of the new DC Universe, as overseen by DC Studios co-chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran. But it turns out that Season 2 of Gunn’s …
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Peacemaker Season 2 has come to an end with a series finale that, as DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn had teased, sets up 2027 DC Universe movie Man of Tomorrow. But what does it all mean for the Peacemaker TV show, and indeed Peacemaker himself? During a roundtable Q&A with press ahead of the Season 2 finale, Gunn was asked …
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The Season 2 finale of Peacemaker just dropped and it’s end of the road for the series, for now, at least, according to James Gunn. In the episode, which airs on HBO Max, Rick Flag Sr. played by Frank Grillo tasks his team with searching the Quantum Unfolding Chamber for another dimension where he can carry out his plan. Meanwhile, …
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Zoinks, Batman! Matthew Lillard wants to reunite with Scooby–Doo scribe and DC Studios boss James Gunn on a new project. Following his casting in Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again, the actor expressed interest in joining his “dear friend” in gaining dual citizenship between the MCU and DCU by joining Gunn’s newly revamped Warner Bros. franchise. “It’s been a long …
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[This story contains spoilers through Peacemaker season two’s sixth episode, “Ignorance Is Chris.”] When Peacemaker creator James Gunn conceived season two’s seismic twist, the first person he consulted was his Leota Adebayo actor, Danielle Brooks. Throughout the second season, Christopher “Peacemaker” Smith (John Cena) has been enamored with an alternate dimension that he was able to access via his family’s …
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James Gunn fulfilled a dream today, calling his appearance on The Howard Stern Show “one of the greatest days of my life.” The interview with Stern covered many aspects of his career, including Superman, Peacemaker, the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, and his role as the co-head of DC Studios. It’s a fun, informative segment—well worth tuning in if you …
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Some more intel on James Gunn‘s Superman follow-up (not sequel), Man of Tomorrow. The Superman director and DC Studio Co-Boss told Howard Stern recently that the next movie is “a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work together to a certain degree against a much, much bigger threat.” “It’s more complicated than that,” said Gunn, “It’s as much …
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James Gunn is hoping Man of Tomorrow is going to get its feet off the ground by April 2026. The writer-director appeared on The Howard Stern Show where he offered an update on the recently announced Superman followup. He explained that instead of merely spotlighting David Corenswet’s Clark Kent, the movie will also focus on Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor. “It …
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The launch of the new DC Universe has been a resounding success, anchored by the triumphant debut of its flagship hero. Superman soared at the box office and earned widespread critical acclaim, establishing a hopeful and powerful foundation for the future of the interconnected franchise. The positive reception was so strong that DC Studios wasted no time in cementing the …
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