John Cena, who starred as the patriotic mercenary Christopher Smith in James Gunn’s “Peacemaker,” recently said that he understands why the show is no longer a top priority for Gunn, who served as the TV series’ writer, creator and showrunner.
\n\nIn an interview with “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast host Josh Horowitz, the actor first answered the question of if audiences had seen the last of the fan-favorite anti-hero. “You need a different guy in this chair,” said Cena, ostensibly referring to Gunn. When asked if he’d been in costume since Season 2 wrapped, Cena replied, “No,” adding, “When I put that helmet on, I told James, I’m like, ‘Dude, I’ll put this helmet on as long as you need me to.’ He makes me a better performer, so I love being around him.”
\n\nCena continued, noting that when Gunn wrote what would become “Peacemaker,” he had just done “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and then “got invited to DC. He had one crew to mess around with: the Suicide Squad. And then COVID hit, and he was really bored, so he wrote ‘Peacemaker.’”
\n\nCena’s character debuted in 2021’s “The Suicide Squad,” and Season 1 of “Peacemaker” premiered in 2022 on HBO…
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