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First Look: John Cena in Peacemaker Season 2

Originally posted on Wrestling on SI | By Dariel Figueroa | Last updated Sep 3, 2024 11:06 AM ET

While we patiently wait for John Cena to return to WWE for his retirement tour, Super Cena is busy filming the second season of Peacemaker.

Cena first appeared as Peacemaker in the excellent The Suicide Squad directed by James Gunn. Gunn, best known for the three Guardians of the Galaxy films that are generally ranked amongst some of Marvel's best cinematic outings, is helming the Peacemaker series for Max.

Peacemaker is quite a departure from DC's usual slate of comic book to film adaptations in that it's hilariously violent and crude, akin to Deadpool's place in the Marvel universe.

Cena has received praise from Gunn and the vast majority of critics for his dedication to role, and his seemingly innate ability to adopt the Peacemaker mythos into an entertainingly insane TV series. (Gee, wonder where he sharpened those acting skills?)

Cena is scheduled to continue shooting Peacemaker in the Atlanta area until November. It's expected that the second season will premiere sometime in 2025 on Max.

Gunn offered the first image from season two on X, while dropping a bit of history surrounding the anti-hero.

On this day, #Peacemaker aka Christopher Smith made his first comic appearance in Fightin’ 5 #40, in 1966, created by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. It’s the role @JohnCena was born to play, and I can’t wait to show you all what we’re cooking up now for @Peacemaker Season 2! pic.twitter.com/LRkiIlHpER
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) September 2, 2024

After Cena wraps up filming for Peacemaker, he's expected to get back to training for his final WWE run. He previously stated his intention to serve 40 appearances from January to December 2025 for WWE, after which he'll hang up the wrestling boots for good.

But, we all know how retirements in wrestling go, right?

This article first appeared on Wrestling on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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